04190nam 22005535 450 991088788040332120240913093249.03-031-56786-210.1007/978-3-031-56786-5(MiAaPQ)EBC31673245(Au-PeEL)EBL31673245(CKB)35136398600041(DE-He213)978-3-031-56786-5(EXLCZ)993513639860004120240912d2024 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAlessandro 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 /by Kristen Lippincott1st ed. 2024.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2024.1 online resource (297 pages)Historical & Cultural Astronomy,2509-31183-031-56785-4 This book presents the first interdisciplinary study of Alessandro Piccolomini’s two early astronomical works – De la Sfera del Mondo and De le Stelle Fisse. First published in Venice in 1540, the two treatises are amongst the earliest scientific texts written in the vernacular (Italian) and were specifically composed to make astronomical principles and practices available to a lay reader. The book includes modern editions of the original Italian texts and an English translation of both treatises (all appended as Electronic Supplementary Material to the online edition), while also examining the contents of each treatise in depth. It explores the way in which Piccolomini addresses the theoretical underpinnings of the science of astronomy in his De la Sfera del Mondo by providing a version of Sacrobosco’s De sphaera, which he has expanded and updated to include the views of more recent natural philosophers and astronomers. The book also presents an extended study of De le Stelle Fisse and the unique method that Piccolomini devised for observing the stars, as well as explanatory notes on the sources behind his explanations of the mythographic sources of each constellation. In addition to this, the book presents a detailed examination of the cultural context in which Piccolomini wrote his treatises, focussing on such issues as how astronomy was taught in Italian universities in the 16th-century; the on-going debates on the viability of Italian as language as a means for discussing scientific ideas; and how Piccolomini navigated through the competitive and complicated world of book production in 16th-century Venice. Given that Piccolomini originally dedicated both treatises to his female friend, the Sienese aristocrat Laudomia Forteguerri, there is also a discussion of the mysteries behind their personal relationship; of the dynamics of Sienese society at the time; and, in particular, the role that the Sienese Accademia degli Intronati played in Piccolomini’s own intellectual development and the composition of his astronomical treatises. This book is a companion volume to Alessandro Piccolomini’s Early Astronomical Works: II. An Examination of Their Scientific Content by Elly Dekker in the same series.Historical & Cultural Astronomy,2509-3118PhysicsHistoryAstronomyObservationsScienceStudy and teachingHistory of Physics and AstronomyAstronomy, Observations and TechniquesScience EducationPhysicsHistory.AstronomyObservations.ScienceStudy and teaching.History of Physics and Astronomy.Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.Science Education.520.92Lippincott Kristen1770812MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910887880403321Alessandro Piccolomini’s Early Astronomical Works: I. An Exploration of Their Cultural Significance4254583UNINA02263nam 22005533 450 991015759320332120241107093756.01-62726-051-X(CKB)3710000001001643(MiAaPQ)EBC7254399(Au-PeEL)EBL7254399(BIP)056668386(OCoLC)1100918049(ODN)ODN0002929246(EXLCZ)99371000000100164320230602d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCatbug Dreams & ThingsChicago Frederator Books LLC2016Chicago :Frederator Books LLC,2016.©2016.1 online resource (28 pages)Catbug.Title from eBook information screen..Embedded sound file.Cover -- Title Page -- Begin Reading -- Collect Them All! -- Books Pack a Magic All Their Own! -- Copyright -- About Jason Johnson -- About Miles Cook.Is everyday life a little dull? Step into Catbug's dream world where carousels are made out of fudge and shoes are made out of licorice. Bust a move with DJ Shap Fancybone then go spelunking in the caves of Testeramus Dibble Clamp-5. Find out what over 4 million people who watched the Catbug episode of Cartoon Hangover's Bravest Warriors are talking about. Bravest Warriors writer, Jason Johnson, wrote all new lines, while illustrator, Miles Cook, took Catbug's dreams and made them a cute and crazy reality. Catbug is voiced by beloved Bravest Warriors voice actor, Sam Lavagnino. Everyone loves Catbug!!Catbug dreams and thingsCatsDreamsComic books, strips, etcCats.Dreams.Comic books, strips, etc.741.59730000000002CGN004060FIC021000HUM001000bisacshJohnson Jason James1243634Cook Miles1358143MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910157593203321Catbug Dreams & Things3366679UNINA