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Intro
Preface
Angelo Secchi: Biographic Notes (Chinnici 2019)
Scientific Activity
Positional Astronomy
Solar Physics
Stellar Spectroscopy
Solar System Astronomy
Geodesy
Meteorology
Physics
Other
Public Works
Publications of Journals and Treatises
International Scientific Expeditions and Commissions
Total Solar Eclipse, 18 July 1860, Desierto de Las Palmas (Spain)
Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1867
Total Solar Eclipse, 22 December 1870, Augusta (Sicily)
International Conference of the Meter (Paris, 1870-72)
Congress of the Italian Scientists (Palermo, 1875)
Introduction
Abbreviations
Contents
About the Contributors
Part I: The Historical and Cultural Context
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Angelo Secchi and his Collegio Romano Observatory
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Biographical Sketch of Angelo Secchi
1.3 The History of the Collegio Romano Observatory
1.4 The Spectral Classification of Stars and the Birth of Astrophysics
1.5 Solar Physics and the Sun-Earth Connection
1.6 Other Scientific Activities
1.7 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 2: The Scientific Tradition of the Society of Jesus and the Formation of Angelo Secchi
2.1 The Historical Problem of "Jesuit Science"
2.2 Why Mathematics, and Specifically Astronomy?
2.3 The Scientific Role of the Society of Jesus Until the Suppression: Quantity and Quality
2.4 A Note on Quality
2.5 The New Ratio and Secchi's Education
2.6 The Arrangement of Courses and Programs in the College of Rome
2.7 Closing the Divide
2.8 Secchi and the Scientific Tradition of the Society
References
Chapter 3: Between Science and Religion: Angelo Secchi and his Time
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Historical and Cultural Context
3.3 Secchi's Chair of Astronomy at the University "La Sapienza"
3.4 The Intellectual Context of Nineteenth Century for Science and Religion
3.5 Secchi's Views on Christian Faith and Scientific Research
3.6 Concluding Remarks: The Religious and Humanistic Dimension of Science
References
Chapter 4: Angelo Secchi: Portrait of a "Multi-versed" Jesuit Scientist
4.1 Introduction
4.2 A Few Biographical Notes
4.3 Concluding Remarks
References
Part II: Secchi's Scientific Contributions
Chapter 5: Angelo Secchi, Stellar Spectroscopy, Solar Physics, and Visual Science Culture
5.1 Angelo Secchi and Stellar Spectroscopy
5.2 Secchi and Solar Physics
5.3 Mastery of Visual Representation of Solar Features
5.4 Secchi and the Visual Culture of Science
References
Some Pertinent Webpages (All Webpages Last Accessed on March 1, 2019)
Chapter 6: Planetary Observations by Angelo Secchi
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Early Studies of the Moon and Planets
6.3 Mars in 1858
6.4 Publication, and Later Mars Work
6.5 Observations of the Outer Planets
Preface
Angelo Secchi: Biographic Notes (Chinnici 2019)
Scientific Activity
Positional Astronomy
Solar Physics
Stellar Spectroscopy
Solar System Astronomy
Geodesy
Meteorology
Physics
Other
Public Works
Publications of Journals and Treatises
International Scientific Expeditions and Commissions
Total Solar Eclipse, 18 July 1860, Desierto de Las Palmas (Spain)
Universal Exhibition, Paris, 1867
Total Solar Eclipse, 22 December 1870, Augusta (Sicily)
International Conference of the Meter (Paris, 1870-72)
Congress of the Italian Scientists (Palermo, 1875)
Introduction
Abbreviations
Contents
About the Contributors
Part I: The Historical and Cultural Context
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Angelo Secchi and his Collegio Romano Observatory
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Biographical Sketch of Angelo Secchi
1.3 The History of the Collegio Romano Observatory
1.4 The Spectral Classification of Stars and the Birth of Astrophysics
1.5 Solar Physics and the Sun-Earth Connection
1.6 Other Scientific Activities
1.7 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter 2: The Scientific Tradition of the Society of Jesus and the Formation of Angelo Secchi
2.1 The Historical Problem of "Jesuit Science"
2.2 Why Mathematics, and Specifically Astronomy?
2.3 The Scientific Role of the Society of Jesus Until the Suppression: Quantity and Quality
2.4 A Note on Quality
2.5 The New Ratio and Secchi's Education
2.6 The Arrangement of Courses and Programs in the College of Rome
2.7 Closing the Divide
2.8 Secchi and the Scientific Tradition of the Society
References
Chapter 3: Between Science and Religion: Angelo Secchi and his Time
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Historical and Cultural Context
3.3 Secchi's Chair of Astronomy at the University "La Sapienza"
3.4 The Intellectual Context of Nineteenth Century for Science and Religion
3.5 Secchi's Views on Christian Faith and Scientific Research
3.6 Concluding Remarks: The Religious and Humanistic Dimension of Science
References
Chapter 4: Angelo Secchi: Portrait of a "Multi-versed" Jesuit Scientist
4.1 Introduction
4.2 A Few Biographical Notes
4.3 Concluding Remarks
References
Part II: Secchi's Scientific Contributions
Chapter 5: Angelo Secchi, Stellar Spectroscopy, Solar Physics, and Visual Science Culture
5.1 Angelo Secchi and Stellar Spectroscopy
5.2 Secchi and Solar Physics
5.3 Mastery of Visual Representation of Solar Features
5.4 Secchi and the Visual Culture of Science
References
Some Pertinent Webpages (All Webpages Last Accessed on March 1, 2019)
Chapter 6: Planetary Observations by Angelo Secchi
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Early Studies of the Moon and Planets
6.3 Mars in 1858
6.4 Publication, and Later Mars Work
6.5 Observations of the Outer Planets