The book merges very successfully the various aspects of Nollet's journey to Italy, and highlights how the study of electricity entered Italy and aroused the interes of people of different professional and social status. Finally, the volume contributes to the historical discussion of the culture of curiosity and wonder in the Enlightenment.
Review of Paola Bertucci, Viaggio nel paese delle meraviglie. Scienza e curiosità nell’Italia del Settecento, Torino, Bollati Boringhieri, 2007
BRESADOLA, Marco
2008
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The book merges very successfully the various aspects of Nollet's journey to Italy, and highlights how the study of electricity entered Italy and aroused the interes of people of different professional and social status. Finally, the volume contributes to the historical discussion of the culture of curiosity and wonder in the Enlightenment.File in questo prodotto:
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