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Bassi, Laura, (1711-1778.)

Laura Bassi-the world's first woman professor in natural philosophyan iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Laura Bassi-the world's first woman professor in natural philosophyedited by Luisa Cifarelli, Raffaella Simili.
Reminder of title:	an iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy /
other author:	Cifarelli, Luisa.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020.
Description:	xi, 149 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Women physicistsBiography.Italy
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53962-7
ISBN:	9783030539627$q(electronic bk.)

Laura Bassi-the world's first woman professor in natural philosophyan iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy /
Laura Bassi-the world's first woman professor in natural philosophyan iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy /[electronic resource] :edited by Luisa Cifarelli, Raffaella Simili. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2020. - xi, 149 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Springer biographies,2365-0613. - Springer biographies..

Laura Bassi: emblem and record in Settecento science, Luisa Cifarelli, Raffaella Simili -- History of Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna, Walter Tega -- Luigi Ferdinando Marsili. European traveller and natural philosopher, Walter Tega -- Newton's legacy: an open field of research, Niccolo Guicciardini -- Physics in the eighteenth century: new lectures, entertainment and wonder, Sofia Talas -- Always among men: Laura Bassi at the Bologna Academy of Sciences (1732-78), Paula Findlen -- Giovanni Bianchi: a sensitive promoter of the world of the women, Miriam Focaccia -- The home laboratory of the couple Verratti-Bassi, Marta Cavazza -- Name index -- Acknowledgements / Credits.

This book provides a fascinating insight into the life and scientific work of Laura Bassi, the first female member of the influential Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna and also the first woman to be appointed a university professor in physics, or universal philosophy as it was then termed. The book describes Laura Bassi's research activities and achievements, explaining the influence of Newton, her role in promoting Newtonian experimental physics in Bologna, and her work as an experimentalist, including on electricity. Much attention is paid to the context in which Bassi developed her career. The very considerable difficulties faced by a woman surrounded by male university teachers and members of the Academy are discussed, casting light on the constraints that led Bassi to set up the first experimental physics laboratory in her home, complete with the many instruments required for experimentation and private teaching. The aim is to provide a rounded and well-documented account of the scientific endeavors and achievements of a too often overlooked scientist who struggled to overcome the prejudices of her age.

ISBN: 9783030539627$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-53962-7doiSubjects--Personal Names:

881789
Bassi, Laura,
1711-1778.Subjects--Topical Terms:

881791
Women physicists
--Italy--Biography.

LC Class. No.: QC16.B37 / L387 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 530.092

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