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Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica "Jesuit" Edition: The Tenor of a Huge Work
- P. Bussotti, R. Pisano
- Philosophy
- 19 November 2014
« La théorie analytique de la chaleur » : Notes on Fourier et Lamé
- R. Pisano, D. Capecchi
- Physics
- 1 October 2009
Abstract Since the second half of 18th century, new instruments produced many data and improvements (not only in mechanics) of the scientific knowledge and its applications. Thanks to Euler and…
Reflections on the Scientific Conceptual Streams in Leonardo da Vinci and His Relationship with Luca Pacioli
- R. Pisano
- ArtAHS
- 17 June 2013
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is perhaps overrated for his contributions to physical science, since his technical approach. Nevertheless important components concerning practical problems of…
On Principles in Sadi Carnot’s Thermodynamics
- C. Gillispie, R. Pisano
- Philosophy
- 2014
In 1824 Sadi Carnot published Reflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu in which he almost entirely founded thermodynamic theory. Two years after his death, his friend Clapeyron’ introduced the…
Tartaglia’s Science of Weights and Mechanics in the Sixteenth Century
- R. Pisano, D. Capecchi
- History
- 2016
Introduction to IDTC Special Issue: Joule's Bicentenary History of Science, Foundations and Nature of Science
- R. Pisano, P. Maurício, Phil Vincent
- EducationFoundations of Science
- 21 July 2020
James Prescott Joule’s (1818–1889) bicentenary took place in 2018 and commemorated by the IDTC with a Symposium—‘James Joule’s Bicentenary: Scientific and Pedagogical Issues Concerning Energy…
On Archimedean Roots in Torricelli’s Mechanics
- R. Pisano, D. Capecchi
- Mathematics
- 2010
In recent papers we analyzed the historical development of the foundations of the centres of gravity theory during the Renaissance. Using these works as a starting point, we shall briefly present a…
Fibonacci and the Abacus Schools in Italy. Mathematical Conceptual Streams - Education and its Changing Relationship with Society
- R. Pisano, P. Bussotti
- Education
- 1 November 2015
In this paper we present the relations between mathematics and mathematics education in Italy between the 12th and the 16th century. Since the subject is extremely wide, we will focus on two…
On Principles In Sadi Carnot’s Thermodynamics (1824). Epistemological Reflections
- R. Pisano
- Philosophy
- 2010
In 1824 Sadi Carnot published Reflexions sur la Puissance Motrice du Feu in which he founded almost the entire thermodynamics theory. Two years after his death, his friend Clapeyron introduced the…
On the Jesuit Edition of Newton’s Principia. Science and Advanced Researches in the Western Civilization
- P. Bussotti, R. Pisano
- Education
- 28 February 2014
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