Physics in the Eighteenth Century: New Lectures, Entertainment and Wonder
The paper examines the context in which Laura Bassi practiced and lectured in experimental physics. It is actually from the beginning of the eighteenth century that experiment-based physics lectures, often very spectacular, started spreading throughout Eu
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Laura Bassi–The World’s First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy
LUISA CIFARELLI RAFFAELLA SIMILI EDS.
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Laura Bassi–The World’s First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy
Società Italiana di Fisica
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Editors Luisa Cifarelli Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy
Raffaella Simili Professor Emeritus Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy
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Preface
Laura Maria Caterina Bassi Veratti, known
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