IL Poemetto Didascalico Latino (Classic Reprint)

Alessandro Volta

ISBN 10: 028280532X / ISBN 13: 9780282805326

Published by Forgotten Books, 2019

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book presents an epic Latin poem composed in his youth by Alessandro Volta, renowned scientist and inventor of the electric pile. Thought to be lost, this work was only recently rediscovered among the author's papers. The poem, a didactic work in the style of Lucretius, explores the physical and chemical knowledge of Volta's time, including the phenomena of gunpowder, lightning, and ignis fatuus. The author's unique perspective and insights make this a valuable historical document for understanding the development of scientific thought in the 18th century and the origins of electromagnetism. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9780282805326_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: IL Poemetto Didascalico Latino (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 028280532X
• ISBN 13: 9780282805326
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Latin

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Synopsis

Excerpt from IL Poemetto Didascalico Latino

Ma se questo componimento non destasse, come desta assai, la nostra attenzione per la forma, la desterebbe a mio giudizio per la sua sostanza, ed ecco un'altra buona ragione d' offrirla al pubblico, perchč vi sono manifestate le idee del giovinetto Alessandro e di quel tempo su gravi problemi della Fisica e della Chimica. Nč chi legge vorrą dimenticare, massimamente se scien ziato, che tale scritto risale a quasi un secolo e mezzo fa, e che per giunta questo periodo fu quanto altro mai fecondo di scoperte e d'invenzioni capitali.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.