Book Description Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini's World of Science, History, and Court Intrigue 1.4. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780192856654

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The Incomparable Monsignor (Hardcover)

J.L. Heilbron

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford (2022)

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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Through Francesco Bianchini, the 'greatest Italian of his time' this book explores the exciting meeting of science, history, and politics in early modern Europe.Born in a time where entry into the church granted power, privilege, and access to the most exciting ideas of his time, the magnificent Monsignor Francesco Bianchini was an accomplished player in the political, scientific, and historical arenas of early modern Europe.Among his accomplishments were writing a universal history from the creation to the fall of Assyria; discovering, excavating, and interpreting ancient buildings; and designing a papal collection of antiquities that waslater partially realized in the Vatican museums. He was also responsible for confirming and publicizing Newton's theories of light and color; discovering several comets; and building the most beautiful and exact heliometer in the world in the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome. Bianchini's international reputation earned him election to the Academie royale des sciences of Paris and the Royal Society of London. As a trusted servant of Pope Clement XI, hehelped to execute the difficult balancing act the papacy practiced during the War of the Spanish Succession, which pitted Britain, the Dutch Republic, and the Habsburg Empire against France and Spain. One ofhis assignments also resulted in attachment to the cause and person of the Old Pretender, James III, the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Through the career of this eminent and adept diplomat, astronomer, archaeologist, and historian, J. L. Heilbron introduces a world of learning and discovery, Church and State, and politics and power. J. L. Heilbron introduces Francesco Bianchini, reputed to be the greatest Italian of his time, whose life embodied the extraordinary meeting of science, culture, history, and politics in early modern Europe. From the Jacobite cause to Newton's theories to the zodiac, Heilbron paints a glorious portrait of a world of excitement and discovery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780192856654

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The Incomparable Monsignor: Francesco Bianchini's world of science, history, and court intrigue

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Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.35. Seller Inventory # 0192856650-2-1

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Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 1.35. Seller Inventory # 353-0192856650-new

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