An edition of Optical magic in the late Renaissance
(2018)
Optical magic in the late Renaissance
Giambattista Della Porta's De Refractione of 1593
by Giambattista della Porta
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"This volume includes the original Latin text of Della Porta's "De Refractione" with English translation. Della Porta's volume explored optics at the time of the late Renaissance."--
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Optics, Early works to 1800, Refraction, Vision, LightShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Optical magic in the late Renaissance: Giambattista Della Porta's De Refractione of 1593
2018, American Philosophical Society Press
in English
1606180711 9781606180716
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The making of De Refractione
Giambattista Della Porta : a biographical sketch
The genesis of De Refractione
Della Porta's textual sources
The making of this edition and translation
The problem of sources
The Latin edition and English translation
Della Porta's optical analysis in De Refractione
The physical account of refraction
The workings of sight
Visual illusion and visual dysfunction
Rainbows and other meteorological appearances
De Refractione in historical content
Latin text
English translation
Biographical sketches
Primary sources for the text.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Original Latin text with English translation on facing pages. Introduction in English.
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