Newton’s Prisms: Why Francesco Algarotti Became an Experimental Philosopher

Activity Type: 
Lecture Series / Brown Bag
Presenter: 
Paula Findlen (Stanford)
Date: 
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 17:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
Center for Philosophy of Science, 817 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Person: 
Jennifer Waldron
Contact Email: 
jwaldron@pitt.edu

*Part of the The A. W. Mellon Distinguished Lectures in the History of Science

"Newton’s Shadow: Francesco Algarotti and the Passion for Science in the Eighteenth Century"

Paula Findlen is the Ubaldo Pierotti Professor of Italian History at Stanford University.

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
Non-University Sponsors: 
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
University of Pittsburgh Press
World History Center
World Regions: 
Europe
Western Europe