Physics instrument makers in 19th-century Veneto: Two case-studies

Marcon, Fanny (2021) Physics instrument makers in 19th-century Veneto: Two case-studies. Il nuovo cimento C, 44 (4-5). pp. 1-4. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

Often considered marginal figures in the history of physics, instrument makers, who often worked in the 19th century for institutions such as universities, high schools and observatories, actually contributed significantly to the development of physics and to its diffusion thanks to the instruments they made and sometimes designed. In this article, we examine the case of the instrument makers working in the Veneto region in the first half of the 19th century by presenting two instruments as case studies. These two instruments —a steam engine and a heliostat— won in 1822 and 1829 prestigious awards in the context of the industry prizes promoted by the Venetian and Lombard Istituto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Through the study of these instruments, I will also shed light on the often unsuccessful attempts at technological development that characterised Veneto in those years

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 530 Fisica
Depositing User:	Marina Spanti
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2021 09:44
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2021 09:44
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21406

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