Giuseppe Campani, "Inventor Romae," an uncommon genius / / by Silvio A. Bedini ; edited by Cristiano Zanetti.
"The ingenious and ambitious Campani brothers--Matteo, Pier Tommaso, and Giuseppe--were at the core of thriving activity of technological and scientific innovation that involved popes, the Sun King, and other rulers of baroque Europe. Especially Giuseppe's outstanding production of innovat...
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| Superior document: | Nuncius Series ; Volume 8 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Nuncius series ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (902 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Scientific Editor's Note
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Prelude
- Chapter 1 From the Umbrian Hills
- Chapter 2 Ave Roma Immortalis (1651-1655)
- Chapter 3 A Patent from the Pontiff (1655-1656)
- Chapter 4 Accusation (1657-1658)
- Chapter 5 Vindication (1657-1658)
- Chapter 6 Oscillating Bars: The Crank Lever Escapement (1657-1659)
- Chapter 7 A House Divided (1658-1660)
- Chapter 8 New Worlds (1660-1664)
- Chapter 9 The Ragguaglio (1664-1665)
- Chapter 10 Dueling Telescopes (1664-1666)
- Chapter 11 Vagarious Mercury (1664-1666)
- Chapter 12 Clockwork in a Vacuum (1663-1672)
- Chapter 13 Perpetual Quest (1660-1668)
- Chapter 14 Ventures with Time (1672-1678)
- Chapter 15 Magical Shadows (1668-1670)
- Chapter 16 Perpetuum Mobile (1668-1700)
- Chapter 17 The Esteem of Princes (1664-1705)
- Chapter 18 Eyes on the Skies (1662-1669)
- Chapter 19 Commissions from the Sun King (1669-1680)
- Chapter 20 "Fleas Large as a Man's Fist" (1686-1700)
- Chapter 21 Litigants and Legacies (1680-1710)
- Chapter 22 The Twilight Years (1700-1715)
- Chapter 23 Giuseppe's Daughters (1715-1763)
- Chapter 24 Era's End (1750-1850)
- Bibliography
- Index.