The incomparable monsignor Francesco Bianchini's world of science, history and court intrigue / J.L. Heilbron.
| Author/creator | Heilbron, J. L. |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] |
| Description | vi, 327 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- A Galilean Education -- Universal History -- Jubilee Line -- Republican of Letters -- In Partibus -- Jacobite Adventures -- Digging into History -- From Mars to Venus - Exeunt. |
| Abstract | Monsignor Francesco Bianchini was an player in the political, scientific, and historical arenas of early modern Europe. Among his accomplishments were writing a universal history from the creation to the fall of Assyria; discovering, excavating, and interpreting ancient buildings; and designing a papal collection of antiquities that was later partially realized in the Vatican museums. He was also responsible for confirming and publicizing Newton's theories of light and color; discovering several comets; and building the the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome. |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-315) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021952588 |
| ISBN | 9780192856654 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0192856650 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |