Beschreibung
First edition. Vincenzo Riccati (1707-75) was the second son of the mathematician Jacopo Riccati. "In 1739 [Vincenzo] was assigned to the Collegio di San Francesco Saverio of Bologna, where he taught mathematics for thirty years. He was among the first members of the Italian National Academy of Sciences. Riccati's main research continued the work of his father in mathematical analysis, especially in the fields of differential equations and physics. In 1757 he published the first volume of 'Opusculorum ad res physicas et mathematicas pertinentium,' introducing hyperbolic functions" (Wikipedia). "Riccati's geometrical work includes a study, published in 1755 as 'De natura et proprietatibus quarundam curvarum quae simul cum tractrice generantur, quaeque proinde syntractoriae nominabuntur,' in which he examined the location of the points that divide the tangents of a tractrix in a certain relationship. Leibniz and Huygens also studied this curve, which may be defined as the locus of points so taken that the segment of the tangent between the point of contact and the intersection with a fixed straight line will be of constant length" (DSB). Riccati's paper is contained in the complete volume III of 'De Bononiensi scientiarum et artium instituto atque academia commentarii'; this contains numerous other articles by Manfredi, Matteucci, Zanotti, etc. "The Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna was formally inaugurated in 1714, and the Accademia degli Inquieti merged into it. Marsigli had also founded an Academy of Fine Arts in his house for painting, sculpture and architecture. The Senate allowed him to join this academy, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna. The science academy initially had five professorial chairs. Marsigli's vision was that the Accademia delle Scienze would carry out scientific research in the tradition of Galileo and Newton. At first, the institute did not come up to Marsigli's expectations. He found that it was used only as a place for intellectual entertainment, a place to show off to visitors to the city, and few people attended the lectures or scientific demonstrations. In 1723 a serious conflict arose between Marsigli, who had largely funded the institute, and the Senate of Bologna, who were in charge of it. The Senate had not, in Marsigli's view, met the conditions of his donation. With pressure from the Pope, the issues were temporarily resolved to Marsigli's satisfaction in 1726, but his enemies continued to be obstructive, and in 1728 Marsigli abandoned his project in disgust. Marsigli died in 1730. Various changes and additions were made to the two-story Palazzo Poggi to accommodate the needs of the institute. The Astronomical Observatory Tower was built in 1725 to a design by Carlo Francesco Dotti. Laboratories, galleries and workshops were set up, and the institute became a research facility as well as a venue for exchanging information. In 1727 Marsigli transferred his collection of materials from the Dutch East and West Indies to the institute. The institute published its first volume of Proceedings in 1731, three volumes between 1745 and 1747, and five more volumes before the end of the eighteenth century. The institute helped pull Bologna out of its provincial isolation, reengaging with centers such as the French Academy of Sciences and the British Royal Society" (Wikipedia). 4to, pp. [viii], 509, [1], 13 plates (light damp stain to upper outer blank corner of last few leaves, one plate (not relating to Riccati) torn with loss, affecting a small segment of the ruled border of the plate but not the illustrations). Contemporary vellum with red lettering-piece on spine (a bit soiled, label chipped). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1600531533379
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