- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > Science / Mathematics
Full Description
Natura incognita explores the theme of the "unknown nature," offering an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges the history of science with other fields of enquiry, such as the history of philosophy, museology, environmental and animal studies.
Far from exhaustive yet remarkably rich, the volume brings a collection of previously unpublished contributions by early-career scholars that together provide an overview of current research trends in the Italian history of science community. The essays employ diverse methodologies, all rooted in a careful analysis of textual, archival, material, and visual sources from which local and global stories of science emerge. These contributions were originally presented at the Early Career Conference of the Italian Society for the History of Science (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - Naples, September 6-8, 2023), and cover a wide range of scientific fields, from botany to zoology, medicine to mental sciences, physics to earth sciences, with a particular focus on the tools and techniques used in the study of nature. The timeframe is broad, taking the reader on a journey from antiquity through the early modern era and well into the 20th century. Overall, the book highlights how the production of new scientific knowledge and practices results from a sustained, long-standing interest in the natural world.
Scholars and students interested in the evolving landscape of the history of science will find this reading an illuminating resource.
Contents
Preface.- Part I - Histories behind Objects: A Material Perspective in the History of Science.-Rosa Caiazzo, "Roses of Paestum and their Medicinal Uses.- Mathieu Harsch, "What Kind of Knowledge did Medieval Dyers have of the Chemical Principles of Woad Vat?.- Daniele Ognibene (Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna), "A Flavor Mystery: Ginger Varieties, Preservation Techniques, and Cultural Implications (14th-20th Centuries).- Claudia Addabbo, Luca Tonetti, "Gall Anatomy Revealed: The Collaboration between Achille Forti and Alessandro Trotter through the Collections of the Botanical Museum of Padua.-Alessandra Passariello, Andrea Travaglini, "From Dubrovnik to Naples: The Unexpected Story of Some Preserved Siphonophores by Tomo Gamulin.-Davide Pietrini, "Scales as Challenging Objects: From the Theory of Proportions to the Quantitative Interpretation of Mechanical Phenomena.- Part II - The Normal and the Pathological Mind: Historical Perspectives in the Mind Sciences.- Mattia Mantovani (KU Leuven), "The Bestiary of the Senses: Descartes and the Rise of Ecology.- 8. Leonardo Capanni, "Setting the Stage for Synesthesia: Image as Hallucination and Mind as Reducer in the Work of Hippolyte Taine (1845-1870).- 9. Denise Vincenti, "Mysterious Perceiving: Théodule Ribot and the Role of the "Sixth Sense" in Perception.-10. Vanessa Sabbatini, "The Main Therapies Adopted in the Ancona Provincial Asylum between the 19th and 20th Centuries".Part III - The Evolution of Medical Thought: New Concepts, Tools and Techniques .- 11. Stefano Mulas, "From the Visible to the Invisible: Practices of Healing among Paracelsus, Thurneysser, and Don Antonio de' Medici".- 12. Elena Danieli, "Iron Hands: Forceps and The Changing Profession of 18th-Century Obstetricians".-13. Francesca Ricci (Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro"), The Human Nature through the Flesh: Efisio Marini and his Eternal Dead.-14. Marco Emanuele Omes, "The Revaccination Dilemma: Debates on the Nature of Contagion in Nineteenth-Century Italy".-15. Giacomo Simoncelli, "Influenza Statistics and the Evolution of the ICD".-Part IV - From Local Spaces of Knowledge to Global Theories.-16. Daniele Musumeci, "Scientific Paradigms and Complexity in Modern Geology and Volcanology: The Case of William Hamilton (1730-1803)".-17. Morgana Lisi, "Linnean Botany on Trial: Over the Reception (and Rejection) of the Classification System in the Iberian World (1762-1809).-18. Fabio Frisino, ""Paragrêle" to "Paragrandine": An Apulian Case in the Italian Context".-19. Zoe Lauri, "From Local to National Knowledge: Rediscovering Italian Flora after 1861".-20. Virginia Pansini, "Southern Italy: Nature, Science and Productive Activities in Sant'Agata di Puglia".-Part V - Corals, Plants, and Gardens: Botanical Histories from the 16th to the 19th Century.- 21. Valentina Vignieri, Marta Stefani, "The Granadilla: Tracing its History throug the Mexican Treasure".-22. Sara Garvani, "Luigi Ferdinando Marsili and the True Nature of Coral".-23. Francesco Vezzani, "Spreading Nature: The Society for the Advancement of Gardening in Padua (1845-1868)".-24. Antonio Danese, "Darwin's Flank Movements".
