Decoding the stars : a biography of Angelo Secchi, Jesuit and scientist /

In Decoding the Stars , Ileana Chinnici offers an account of the life of the Jesuit scientist Angelo Secchi (1818-1878). In addition to providing an invaluable account of Secchi's life and work-something that has been sorely lacking in the English-language scholarship-this biography will be esp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chinnici, Ileana (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.
Series:Jesuit studies: modernity through the prism of Jesuit history, volume 16
Subjects:
Secchi, Angelo, > 1818-1878.
Secchi, Angelo, > 1818-1878
Jesuits > Italy > Biography.
Jesuits
1800-1899
Astronomers > Italy > Biography.
Astronomy > History > 19th century.
Astrophysics > History > 19th century.
Astronomes > Italie > Biographies.
Astronomie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Astrophysique > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Astronomers
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Italy
Biographies
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a century in ferment
  • Secchi's early life and education : from childhood to the priesthood
  • The experience of exile : a tragic opportunity
  • Establishing the new collegio romano observatory : an observatory for "physical astronomy"
  • Advisor to the Papal States : science in the service of the public
  • A rising international career : travels, achievements, and recognition
  • Contributions to astrophysics
  • A crucial political change : new risks and missed opportunities
  • A society for a new astronomy : building a network for spectroscopic research
  • A controversial personality : Secchi and the scientific debates of his time
  • Secchi's final years : illness and uncertainty
  • Conclusion : Secchi's scientific legacy.

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