Experiment and natural philosophy in seventeenth-century Tuscany : the history of the Accademia del Cimento / Luciano Boschiero.
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Springer, c2007.
Descrizione fisica:
XI, 251 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Australasian studies in history and philosophy of science ; 21
Contiene:
Indice: List of figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Pt. 1. Galileo and beyond: 1. 350 years of coming to grips with the experimental activities of Galileo and his followers 2. Vincenzio Viviani (1622-1703): Galileo's last disciple 3. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608-1679) 4. What it meant to be a Cimento academician. Pt. 2. The Accademia del Cimento: 1657-1662: 5. Experiments concerning air pressure and the void and a look at the Accademia's internal workings 6. The artificial freezing process of liquids and the properties and effects of heat and cold 7. The Cimento's publication process and presentational techniques: formulating a policy of self-censorship 8. The Saturn problem and the path of comets: an analysis of the academicians' theoretical and observational astronomy. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index
