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050 4 _aTS544.8.C36 B435 2021
100 1 _aBedini, Silvio.
245 1 0 _aGiuseppe Campani, Inventor Romae, an Uncommon Genius.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2021.
264 4 _c©2021.
300 _a1 online resource (902 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aNuncius Series ;
_vv.8
505 0 _aIntro -- 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.
520 _aGiuseppe Campani, "Inventor Romae," an Uncommon Genius offers an account of the life and creations of the most talented maker of optic lenses, silent clocks and projector clocks of the second half of the seventeenth century but also provides you with unique insights into the scientific and technological landscape of baroque Rome and its links to a broader European scene.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aZanetti, Cristiano.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aBedini, Silvio
_tGiuseppe Campani, Inventor Romae, an Uncommon Genius
_dBoston : BRILL,c2021
_z9789004460102
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
830 0 _aNuncius Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6676506
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