Conveners
S.4.6. Sparks of Knowledge: Early Electrical Science and Mathematical Perspectives
- Tuğçe Esenduran (Istanbul Technical University)
- Alessia Salierno (Università degli Studi di Milano)
- Lorenzo Voltolina (Università di Padova)
Description
Chair: Meltem Kocaman
The mechanism of diffusion of electrical knowledge in Italy during the first half of the eighteenth century remains an open issue. To what extent did Italian scholars’ original research drive it, and how much did it rely on foreign itinerary demonstrators, called “the Saxons” at the time, who allegedly introduced rotational electrical machines south of the Alps?
This paper explores Giovanni...
The emergence of electromagnetism as a distinct phenomenon in the early 19th century marked a significant milestone in the study of electricity and magnetism. However, despite considerable experimental developments, the parental nature of electrical and magnetic forces remained inadequately understood. To have a more comprehensive understanding of the scientific problems of the 19th century,...
My talk will be aimed to analyse Leibniz’s position in relation to the use of algebra as a means to represent curves and diagrams in geometry. The reference sources (partially not yet edited) will be the ones concerning the geometric symbolism invented by Leibniz, i.e. the characteristica geometrica. The analysis will begin with the presentation by Leibniz of the difference between a ‘true’...
