An Indirect Convergence between the Accademia del Cimento and the Montmor Academy: The ‘Saturn dispute’
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Data di Pubblicazione:
2020
Citazione:
An Indirect Convergence between the Accademia del Cimento and the Montmor Academy: The ‘Saturn dispute’ / G. Giannini (SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED CULTURES AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS). - In: The Institutionalization of Science in Early Modern Europe / [a cura di] M. Feingold, G. Giannini. - [s.l] : Brill, 2019. - ISBN 9789004416864. - pp. 83-108 [10.1163/9789004416871_005]
Abstract:
The purpose of the present chapter is to examine an indirect (albeit significant) point of contact between the Florentine academy, later known as the Accademia del Cimento, and the so-called Montmor Academy: their role in the “Saturn dispute”. In particular, this essay intends to demonstrate how, despite fragmentary evidence and often interrupted exchanges, the issue of the planet’s strange appearances offers a unique standpoint from which to assess the interests and the ways in which the two societies operated, as well as the nature of their relations.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Scientific academies; Accademia del Cimento; Académie de Montmor; circulation of knowledge
Elenco autori:
G. Giannini
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Titolo del libro:
The Institutionalization of Science in Early Modern Europe