| 1 | Author: | Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781 | Requires cookie* |
| Title: | Ex Phisicis Institutionibus, 1769 | ||
| Dates: | 1769 | ||
| Abstract: | Giovanni Battista Beccaria was a leading scientist in eighteenth century Italy. In addition to the manuscript collection, the APS also has a bound handwritten volume of Beccaria entitled Ex Phisics Institutionibus. This volume has the feel of a textbook with chapters on different subjects, most dealing with electricity. The back of the book contains fourteen plates. These plates contain diagrams on weights and measures, mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.537.B38exp | ||
| Extent: | 1 volume(s) | ||
| Topics: | Natural history | Science and technology | ||
| Genre: | Educational Material | Foreign Language | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data | ||
| Subjects: | Copernican system | Cosmography. | Education | Electricity -- Early works to 1850. | Electricity -- Experiments. | Mathematics -- Research -- Italy. | Physics -- Research -- Italy. |
