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I Diari Berlinesi (1857-1859) di Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (2018)

Tucci, Pasquale (Author)
Roero, Clara Silvia (Author)

Università degli Studi di Torino
Publication date: 2018
Language: Italian

ISBN: 9788897866237

Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 621

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Diaries Electromagnetic waves; radiation Magnetism Optics Geography Meteorology Astronomical observatories Mathematics Astronomy Unity of science; unity of knowledge Science and culture 20th century, early 19th century Humboldt, Alexander von Schiaparelli, Giovanni Virginio

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (1835-1910), astronomer, mathematician and his- torian of ancient science, was one of the first engineers of the Savoy kingdom to get, during the Risorgimento, a scholarship in the prestigious University of Berlin and the Russian Pulkovo observatory. The Diaries he wrote in Berlin between 1857 and 1859 show the richness of science and culture, imbued with the innova- tive ideas of A. von Humboldt on the unity of knowledge. The lessons followed, the studies and the research carried out at the observatory, the reading of jour- nals and magazines, the conversations and the frequentations with professors, assistants and scholars of various disciplines are recorded in a lively and brilliant way. The series of topics ranges from astronomy to meteorology, from terrestrial magnetism to the theory of radiation, from optics to geometry, from geography to literature, from religions to political history, from technology to cryptography. Schiaparelli also enjoys poetry, theater, literary works (Schiller, Hugo, Goethe, Sand, Poe, ...), music, art and likes to compose verses in various languages. A figure emerges from the Diaries of a passionate researcher, with a good baggage of knowledge acquired in the homeland and a great curiosity for the unexplored, as the curators have clearly highlighted, making use of the conspicuous un- published manuscript documentation preserved in the Archives of Milanese ob- servatory of Brera and in the Turin Archives. TABLE OF CONTENTS Presentazione (Magnifico Rettore Gianmaria Ajani); Presentazione (Direttore INAF-Osservatorio di Brera Gianpiero Tagliaferri); Prefazione (Clara Silvia Roero e Pasquale Tucci); Abbreviazioni e Sigle, pp. 4-10; Manoscritti di G.V. Schiaparelli citati nel volume, pp. 11-14; Clara Silvia Roero Da Torino a Berlino, pp. 15-60; Pasquale Tucci Da Berlino a Pulkovo e a Milano, pp. 61-92; G.V. Schiaparelli Diari Berlinesi 1857-1859 a cura di C.S. Roero e P. Tucci: Nota Editoriale, pp. 94- 97; DIARIO 1, Marzo-Ottobre 1857, pp. 98-152; DIARIO 2, Ottobre 1857-Maggio 1859, pp. 153- 546; Fonti iconografiche, pp. 547-548; Indice dei nomi e dei soggetti, pp. 549-576; Bibliografia, pp. 577-615.

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Review Ivana Gambaro (2019) Review of "I Diari Berlinesi (1857-1859) di Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli". Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza (pp. 722-724). unapi

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