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Record Nr.

UNINA9910720062003321

Autore

Fagnani Martino Lorenzo

Titolo

The Development of Agricultural Science in Northern Italy in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century / / by Martino Lorenzo Fagnani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031206573

9783031206566

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages)

Collana

Italian and Italian American Studies, , 2635-294X

Disciplina

945

630.945109033

Soggetti

Italy—History

Europe—History—1492-

Science—History

Human ecology—History

History of Italy

History of Modern Europe

History of Science

Environmental History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Institutions and State Policies -- Chapter 3: Knowledge Network -- Chapter 4: Experimentation -- Chapter 5: Didactics -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

The late eighteenth century and subsequent Napoleonic Era witnessed a turning point in the establishment of agricultural science as a well-defined discipline in northern Italy. In this book, Martino Lorenzo Fagnani traces these developments by reviewing the correspondence of naturalists and agriculturists as well as the research plans of universities, academies, societies, institutes, and governments. He explores the establishment of a broad knowledge network encompassing all of Europe while also investigating the reasons behind



the exchange of seeds, the establishment of spaces for experimentation such as scientific gardens and experimental fields, and the organization of specialized journals and monographs. This work represents an important contribution to the historiography of Italian agricultural science, filling a significant gap in our knowledge of related developments. Martino Lorenzo Fagnani is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Early Modern History at the University of Pavia, Italy.