The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini's world of science, history, and court intrigue (2022)

The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini s world of science, history, and court intrigue Heilbron J.L. (Professor Emeritus of History University of California Berkeley) Wydawca: Oxford University Press Data wydania: 2022 ISBN: 9780192856654 Liczba stron: 336 Format: 179 x 261 x 34 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of science, culture, history, and politics in early modern Europe. From the Jacobite cause to Newton s theories to the zodiac, Heilbron paints a glorious portrait of a world of excitement and discovery.