Chemistry and Chemists in Florence From the Last of the Medici F
This brief offers a novel vision of the city of Florence, tracing the development of chemistry via the biographies of its most illustrious chemists. It documents not only important scientific research that came from the hands of Galileo Galilei and the ph
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Marco Fontani Mary Virginia Orna Mariagrazia Costa
Chemistry and Chemists in Florence From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center 123
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Chemistry and Chemists in Florence From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center
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Marco Fontani Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino Italy
Mariagrazia Costa Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff” University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino Italy
Mary Virginia Orna Department of Chemistry College of New Rochelle New Rochelle, NY USA
ISSN 2191-5407 ISSN 2191-5415 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science ISSN 2212-991X SpringerBriefs in History of Chemistry ISBN 978-3-319-30854-8 ISBN 978-3-319-30856-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30856-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935388 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
Florence, Italy, is known throughout the world as a center, and in fact, the center, of Western Renaissance art in every sense of the word. It was the birthplace, the cradle, the school, and now the custodian of about one-quarter of the world’s great art. It is looked upon from afar as one of the poles of C.P. Snow’s famous dichotomy of the two cultures. Florence has never been thought of as a city with a rich scientific tradition, yet that tradition exists, with its roots in the former Grand Duchy of Tuscany down to our present day with three great centers of scientific research at the cutting edge of such pioneering fields as metabolomics and mol
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