The Late Renaissance saw a profound change in the overlapping of competencies among various professional categories: philosophers, engineers and architects, mathematics and astronomy teachers at the Academies, Universities and Religious Colleges. There are numerous examples of mathematics and astronomy teachers and philosophers engaged in technical fields and, vice-versa, technicians with a scientific and mathematical background deeply rooted in classical antiquity. The circulation of ideas and the exchange of knowledge among various members of any society is considered essential to the development of new approaches to the study of the physical world. An exemplary case of such transmission is found in the management of the small torrential Reno River in Italy during the first half of the 16.th century and on into the following centuries. The article introduces the problem, provides the intellectual profiles of some of those involved and the trends in their thought. The aim is to identify the changes in mentality and original insights which arose.
The Contributions of Mathematical, Philosophical and Technical Cultures to 16.th Century Hydraulics.
FIOCCA, Alessandra
2001
Abstract
The Late Renaissance saw a profound change in the overlapping of competencies among various professional categories: philosophers, engineers and architects, mathematics and astronomy teachers at the Academies, Universities and Religious Colleges. There are numerous examples of mathematics and astronomy teachers and philosophers engaged in technical fields and, vice-versa, technicians with a scientific and mathematical background deeply rooted in classical antiquity. The circulation of ideas and the exchange of knowledge among various members of any society is considered essential to the development of new approaches to the study of the physical world. An exemplary case of such transmission is found in the management of the small torrential Reno River in Italy during the first half of the 16.th century and on into the following centuries. The article introduces the problem, provides the intellectual profiles of some of those involved and the trends in their thought. The aim is to identify the changes in mentality and original insights which arose.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.