Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
Boscovich : his geodetic and cartographic studies / B. Crippa, V. Forcella, L. Mussio. - In: MEMORIE DELLA SOCIETÀ ASTRONOMICA ITALIANA SUPPLEMENTI. - ISSN 1824-0178. - 22:(2013), pp. 75-82.
Abstract:
The name of Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich has many spellings: the Croatian
Boscovic, linked to his Dalmatian origin, becomes Boscowich in German. Ruggero
Giuseppe Boscovich lived and worked in many cities: Rome, Pavia, Venice, Paris, London,
Warsaw, Saint Petersburg and Constantinople, where he carried out diplomatic missions.
He was a Jesuit and studied mathematics, physics, astronomy, geodesy, and cartography.
His studies in geodesy and cartography were developed in Italy: he measured the meridian
between Rome and Rimini, he worked on the new map of the Papal State and he designed
the Brera Observatory. In the first part of the present work, we present Boscovich’s activities
from a chronological point of view. In the second part, we focus on two specific arguments,
related to geodesy and cartography: the new map of the Papal State and an attempt to rebuild
the associated triangulation.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Boscovich ; Brera observatory ; geodetic activities
Elenco autori:
B. Crippa, V. Forcella, L. Mussio
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