Laura Bassi-The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy
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Laura Bassi-The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy

An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy

Herausgegeben: Cifarelli, Luisa; Simili, Raffaella
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This book provides a fascinating insight into the life and scientific work of Laura Bassi, the first female member of the influential Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna and also the first woman to be appointed a university professor in physics, or universal philosophy as it was then termed. The book describes Laura Bassi's research activities and achievements, explaining the influence of Newton, her role in promoting Newtonian experimental physics in Bologna, and her work as an experimentalist, including on electricity. Much attention is paid to the context in which Bassi develope...