Overview
- Provides sorely needed English-language coverage of a vital figure in 19th century Italian and international science and astronomy
- Contains previously unpublished research and source material
- Examines Secchi’s life through an interdisciplinary lens
Part of the book series: Historical & Cultural Astronomy (HCA)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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The Historical and Cultural Context
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Secchi’s Scientific Contributions
Keywords
- Jesuit science
- Collegio Romano Observatory
- 19th century astronomy
- 19th century astrophysics
- 19th century spectroscopy
- history of spectroscopy
- Italian astronomy
- Italian astrophysics
- history of meteorology
- Papal State cartography
- science and religion 19th century
- Secchi disk
- history of Italian science
- history of Italian astronomy
- Italian astronomer biography
- Specola Vaticana
- Rome Astronomical Observatory history
- Papal observatory
- meteorology
About this book
This contributed volume collects together reviews from an international group of historians, scientists and scholars representing the multiple disciplines where Secchi made significant contributions during his remarkable career. It analyzes both his famous and lesser known pioneering efforts with equal vigor, providing a well-rounded narrative of his life’s work. Beyond his scientific and technological work, his role as a Jesuit priest in Rome during the turbulent years of the mid 19th century is also described and placed in the context of his scientific and civic activities.
Reviews
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ is Director of the Vatican Observatory. He is a native of Detroit, Michigan, received SM and SM degrees from MIT, and earned his PhD in Planetary Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1978. His scientific research explores the physical properties of meteorites and their connection with origin and evolution of asteroids and planets. Along with more than 200 scientific publications, he is the author of six popular astronomy books. In 2014 he received the Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences for excellence in public communication in planetary science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Angelo Secchi and Nineteenth Century Science
Book Subtitle: The Multidisciplinary Contributions of a Pioneer and Innovator
Editors: Ileana Chinnici, Guy Consolmagno
Series Title: Historical & Cultural Astronomy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58384-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58383-5Published: 27 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-58386-6Published: 27 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-58384-2Published: 26 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2509-310X
Series E-ISSN: 2509-3118
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 381
Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, History of Science, History of Technology, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Meteorology, Spectroscopy and Microscopy