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Incomparable monsignor : Francesco Bianchini's world of science, history, and court intrigue /

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Monsignor Francesco Bianchini was an player in the political, scientific, and historical arenas of early modern Europe. Among his accomplishments were writing a universal history from the creation to the fall of Assyria; discovering, excavating, and interpreting ancient buildings; and designing a pa...

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Main Author: Heilbron, J. L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Bianchini, Francesco, > 1662-1729.
Bianchini, Francesco, > 1662-1729
Scientists > Italy > Biography.
Philosophers > Italy > Biography.
Historians > Italy > Biography.
Italy > Intellectual life > 1559-1789.
Italie > Vie intellectuelle > 1559-1789.
Philosophes > Italie > Biographies.
Historians
Intellectual life
Philosophers
Scientists
Italy
1559-1789
Electronic books.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Monsignor Francesco Bianchini was an player in the political, scientific, and historical arenas of early modern Europe. Among his accomplishments were writing a universal history from the creation to the fall of Assyria; discovering, excavating, and interpreting ancient buildings; and designing a papal collection of antiquities that was later partially realized in the Vatican museums. He was also responsible for confirming and publicizing Newton's theories of light and color; discovering several comets; and building the the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191947278
019194727X