Fabrizio Bigotti
Biographic Data
| ID | 5666162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fabrizio Bigotti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fabrizio |
| FAMILY NAME | Bigotti |
| SIGNATURE | BIGOTTI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5252-6475 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Commenting on Aristotle with a Knife
Drawing on a variety of sources, including manuscript notes and a wide variety of published material, this article offers the first analysis in English of Bassanio Landi’s works in their medical and philosophical context. I argue that while Landi’s output is characteristic of its sixteenth-century Paduan milieu, his approach to methodological questions in anatomy and the arts, as well as his paraphrase of Aristotle’s De anima , make it possible t…
Intensity Meters
The article sheds light on the invention of early modern precision instruments and their application in medicine, by analysing a neglected work by one of the Italian pupils of the physician Santorio Santori (1561–1636). This source provides vital information on Santorio’s experimental sample, and on the practical use and dimensions of instruments such as thermometers, hygrometers, pulsimeters and precision scales, showing that they also had a nor…
Vegetable Life
The Weight of the Air
The early history of thermometry is most commonly described as the result of a continuous development rather than the product of a single brilliant mind, and yet scholars have often credited the Italian physician Santorio Santori (1561-1636) with the invention of the first thermometers. The purpose of using such instruments within the traditional context of Galenic medicine, however, has not been investigated and scholars have consistently assume…
Koyré, Galileo e il “Vecchio Sogno” di Platone
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Koyré, Galileo e il “Vecchio Sogno” di Platone
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Weight of the Air
The early history of thermometry is most commonly described as the result of a continuous development rather than the product of a single brilliant mind, and yet scholars have often credited the Italian physician Santorio Santori (1561-1636) with the invention of the first thermometers. The purpose of using such instruments within the traditional context of Galenic medicine, however, has not been investigated and scholars have consistently assume…
Vegetable Life
Commenting on Aristotle with a Knife
Drawing on a variety of sources, including manuscript notes and a wide variety of published material, this article offers the first analysis in English of Bassanio Landi’s works in their medical and philosophical context. I argue that while Landi’s output is characteristic of its sixteenth-century Paduan milieu, his approach to methodological questions in anatomy and the arts, as well as his paraphrase of Aristotle’s De anima , make it possible t…
Intensity Meters
The article sheds light on the invention of early modern precision instruments and their application in medicine, by analysing a neglected work by one of the Italian pupils of the physician Santorio Santori (1561–1636). This source provides vital information on Santorio’s experimental sample, and on the practical use and dimensions of instruments such as thermometers, hygrometers, pulsimeters and precision scales, showing that they also had a nor…
Computer Science (4 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Philosophy and Science (2 works) · History of Medicine Studies (2 works) · History of Science and Medicine (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)