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scholars. One example is the scientific production of one of the most influential scientists of that time, Isaac Newton (1642-1727),
which is largely in Latin. It does not seem superfluous to specify that the only Newton book, mentioned by Poleni in his Historic
Memories is in Latin (Isaaci Newtoni Philosophie Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Editio Londinensis, 1726, Lib. I. Lex. III. Corol. I.,
Pag. 421.) and the little surviving correspondence between Newton and Poleni, who in 1710 was appointed as member of the Royal
Society of London with the support of Newton, is in Latin, the vehicular language of that time. For further information: Soppelsa Maria
Luisa, Leibniz e Newton in Italia e il dibattito padovano 1687-1750. Trieste: LINT, 1989.
Bury John, Les traites d’architecture de la Renaissance. Paris: Picard, 1988.
Cardarelli François, Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to Metrication. New York: Springer, 1999. Cardarelli François,
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures: A Practical Guide to
Metrication. New York: Springer, 2003.
Cossali Pietro, Elogio di Giovanni Poleni recitato dall’abate Pietro Cossali. Padova: Tipografia Bettoni, 1813.
This volume is also interesting for its enthusiastic description of the method applied by Poleni for the study of the Vatican Dome.
Furthermore, in one of the most well-known biographies of Poleni, the method of
investigation applied by Poleni to the Vatican Dome is described as follows: “he is studying all that was
contained in the known books, and observing the drawings, in order to have a right idea about that building”, which suggests the
most appropriate measures. (Giuseppe Gennari, Elogio... Op. cit.). This method, however, must be considered as the result of a
series of restoration, designed and executed by Poleni in Venice, but unfortunately not well documented. It includes accounts of the
restoration of several public buildings in Rialto, adapted for commercial use, the diagnosis of some structural problems of the clock
in Piazza San Marco and of the facade of St. Rocco Church.
Curl James Stevens, Classical Architecture: an introduction to its vocabulary and essentials, with a select glossary of terms, New York:
Norton & Company, 2003.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Traité de mecanique : ou l’on explique tout ce qui est nécessaire dans la pratique the arts, & les propriétés
des corps pesants lesquelles ont un plus grand usage dans la physique. Paris: Par la
Compagnie des libraires, 1691.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Remarques sur la forme de quelques Arcs, dont on se sert dans l’Architecture, in
Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences. Paris: Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, 1702.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Sur la construction des Voutes dans les Edifices, in Memoires de l’Academie
Royale des Sciences. Paris: Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, 1712.
Galilei Galileo, Discorsi e dimostrazioni intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica & i movimenti locali. Leida: Elsevirii, 1638.
Gennari Giuseppe, Elogio del March. Gio. Poleni scritto dall’Ab. Giuseppe Dott. Gennari. Padova: Tip. del
Seminario, 1839. This is one of the most interesting biographies of Giovanni Poleni.
Giuffré Antonino, Anastatic reprint of the Memorie istoriche della Gran Cupola del Tempio Vaticano e dei danni di essa, e dé
ristoramenti loro by Giovanni Poleni. Roma: Laboratorio fototipografico dell’Università
La Sapienza, 1988.
Guidi Giuseppe, Ragguaglio delle monete dei pesi e delle misure attualmente in uso negli stati italiani. Firenze: Le Monnier, 1839.
Gwilt Joseph, The Architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2015.
Heyman Jacques, Coulomb’s Memoir on Statics. An Essay in the History of Civil Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1972.
Consider the dissemination of this book, that cannot be defined exactly as a translation, however, but rather
as a synoptic critical edition of the Charles de Coulomb, Essai sur une application des règles de maximis et de minimis à
quelques problèmes de Statique relatifs à l’Architecture. Paris: Académie des Sciences, 1773.
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which is largely in Latin. It does not seem superfluous to specify that the only Newton book, mentioned by Poleni in his Historic
Memories is in Latin (Isaaci Newtoni Philosophie Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Editio Londinensis, 1726, Lib. I. Lex. III. Corol. I.,
Pag. 421.) and the little surviving correspondence between Newton and Poleni, who in 1710 was appointed as member of the Royal
Society of London with the support of Newton, is in Latin, the vehicular language of that time. For further information: Soppelsa Maria
Luisa, Leibniz e Newton in Italia e il dibattito padovano 1687-1750. Trieste: LINT, 1989.
Bury John, Les traites d’architecture de la Renaissance. Paris: Picard, 1988.
Cardarelli François, Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to Metrication. New York: Springer, 1999. Cardarelli François,
Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights, and Measures: A Practical Guide to
Metrication. New York: Springer, 2003.
Cossali Pietro, Elogio di Giovanni Poleni recitato dall’abate Pietro Cossali. Padova: Tipografia Bettoni, 1813.
This volume is also interesting for its enthusiastic description of the method applied by Poleni for the study of the Vatican Dome.
Furthermore, in one of the most well-known biographies of Poleni, the method of
investigation applied by Poleni to the Vatican Dome is described as follows: “he is studying all that was
contained in the known books, and observing the drawings, in order to have a right idea about that building”, which suggests the
most appropriate measures. (Giuseppe Gennari, Elogio... Op. cit.). This method, however, must be considered as the result of a
series of restoration, designed and executed by Poleni in Venice, but unfortunately not well documented. It includes accounts of the
restoration of several public buildings in Rialto, adapted for commercial use, the diagnosis of some structural problems of the clock
in Piazza San Marco and of the facade of St. Rocco Church.
Curl James Stevens, Classical Architecture: an introduction to its vocabulary and essentials, with a select glossary of terms, New York:
Norton & Company, 2003.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Traité de mecanique : ou l’on explique tout ce qui est nécessaire dans la pratique the arts, & les propriétés
des corps pesants lesquelles ont un plus grand usage dans la physique. Paris: Par la
Compagnie des libraires, 1691.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Remarques sur la forme de quelques Arcs, dont on se sert dans l’Architecture, in
Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences. Paris: Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, 1702.
de la Hire Gabriel Philippe, Sur la construction des Voutes dans les Edifices, in Memoires de l’Academie
Royale des Sciences. Paris: Memoires de l’Academie Royale des Sciences, 1712.
Galilei Galileo, Discorsi e dimostrazioni intorno a due nuove scienze attenenti alla mecanica & i movimenti locali. Leida: Elsevirii, 1638.
Gennari Giuseppe, Elogio del March. Gio. Poleni scritto dall’Ab. Giuseppe Dott. Gennari. Padova: Tip. del
Seminario, 1839. This is one of the most interesting biographies of Giovanni Poleni.
Giuffré Antonino, Anastatic reprint of the Memorie istoriche della Gran Cupola del Tempio Vaticano e dei danni di essa, e dé
ristoramenti loro by Giovanni Poleni. Roma: Laboratorio fototipografico dell’Università
La Sapienza, 1988.
Guidi Giuseppe, Ragguaglio delle monete dei pesi e delle misure attualmente in uso negli stati italiani. Firenze: Le Monnier, 1839.
Gwilt Joseph, The Architecture of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in Ten Books, Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, 2015.
Heyman Jacques, Coulomb’s Memoir on Statics. An Essay in the History of Civil Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
1972.
Consider the dissemination of this book, that cannot be defined exactly as a translation, however, but rather
as a synoptic critical edition of the Charles de Coulomb, Essai sur une application des règles de maximis et de minimis à
quelques problèmes de Statique relatifs à l’Architecture. Paris: Académie des Sciences, 1773.
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