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Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance
With Editions and Translations of De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse
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Focusing on early astronomical literature, this interdisciplinary study explores Alessandro Piccolomini's significant works, De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse. Published in 1540, these treatises are notable for being among the first scientific texts written in Italian, aimed at making complex astronomical concepts accessible to a general audience. The book highlights the importance of these works in the context of scientific communication and education during the Renaissance.
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Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance, Kristen Lippincott
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- 2024
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- Title
- Alessandro Piccolomini's Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance
- Subtitle
- With Editions and Translations of De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Kristen Lippincott
- Publisher
- Springer, Berlin
- Publisher
- 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 293
- ISBN13
- 9783031567858
- Category
- Physics, Nature in general
- Description
- Focusing on early astronomical literature, this interdisciplinary study explores Alessandro Piccolomini's significant works, De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse. Published in 1540, these treatises are notable for being among the first scientific texts written in Italian, aimed at making complex astronomical concepts accessible to a general audience. The book highlights the importance of these works in the context of scientific communication and education during the Renaissance.