1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990002678800203316

Autore

VARZI, Achille C.

Titolo

Ontologia / Achille C. Varzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma ; Bari : Laterza, 2005

ISBN

88-420-7623-6

Descrizione fisica

177 p. ; 18 cm

Collana

Filosofia

Biblioteca essenziale Laterza ; 67

Disciplina

111

Soggetti

Ontologia

Collocazione

II.1 Coll. 106/ 9(IV C COLL 497/67)

II.1 Coll. 106/ 9a

II.1 Coll. 106/ 9b

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337882203321

Autore

Focaccia Miriam

Titolo

Pietro Blaserna and the Birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome : A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna / / by Miriam Focaccia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-10825-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 165 p. 12 illus., 6 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Biographies, , 2365-0613

Disciplina

530.01

530.092

Soggetti

Physics

History

Italy—History

Physical measurements

Measurement

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

History of Science

History of Italy

Measurement Science and Instrumentation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- 1 A gentleman scientist -- 2 Education and studies -- 3 Rome, prelude -- 4 The Rome Physics Institute. An ideal fulfilled -- 5 Secretary, Vicepresident, President, Director -- 6 Senator -- 7 Final observations -- Acknowledgements -- On the way to steer aerostatic balloons -- The question of the free polar sea -- The harmonium with the mathematically precise scale -- Tuscany and the experimental method -- Illustrations -- Select bibliography -- Index of.

Sommario/riassunto

This book draws upon a wealth of archival material to present the life and achievements of Pietro Blaserna, a “gentleman scientist” whose greatest legacy is considered to be the Institute of Physics on the Via Panisperna in Rome, of which he was the creator and first director. Both in this role and as President of the Accademia dei Lincei, Blaserna contributed enormously in establishing a sound institutional base for



the further development of physics in Italy. Starting from an accurate historical reconstruction of the scientific, social, and political context, the author presents the different phases of Pietro Blaserna’s life and career. As a multifaceted intellectual and a scientist holding several institutional positions, Blaserna worked ceaselessly to promote an effective policy in science and technology, which was critically important in stimulating the development of Italy as a modern nation. Blaserna may not have left scientific works that made history, but what he created in Rome was a real "house of physics", equipped with modern laboratories and instruments. In tracing his important legacy, this book will be of interest for all historians of science and for historians of nineteenth and twentieth century Italy.