Magruder, Kerry V. (Author)
Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Volume: 51
Pages: 189--212
Gabriele Beati (1607--1673) taught mathematics at the Collegio Romano when in 1662 he published an introduction to astronomy, the Sphaera triplex. This little work contains an interesting cosmic section which is analyzed here as representing a fusion of Jesuit traditions in cosmology achieved by Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598--1671). The cosmic section enumerates three heavens, depicts fluid planetary heavens, and expresses hexameral biblical idiom. Woodcut and engraved variants of the cosmic section offer a glimpse of Jesuit freedom to experiment with various cosmological systems (Capellan, Tychonic and semi-Tychonic). Analysis of this cosmic section suggests several conclusions for the interpretation of visual representations, science and biblical interpretation, the Scientific Revolution and Jesuit science after Galileo.
...MoreDescription Analysis of illustrations in Beati's work and their relation to “visual representations, science and biblical interpretation, the Scientific Revolution, and Jesuit science after Galileo.”
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