Optical Magic in the Late Renaissance: Giambattista Della Porta's de Refractione of 1593, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 107, Part (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781606180716)

Begins with a brief account of Giambattista Della Porta's life, a review of the genesis of De Refractione, and an examination of the textual sources on which Della Porta drew in composing the book and its analytic narrative. Explains the why and how of this edition and translation of the original Latin text. Examines Della Porta's physical account of refraction, his overall account of vision, his account of visual illusions and their environmental or pathological causes, and his analysis of the rainbow and some other meteorological phenomena. Addresses the historical significance of Della Porta's account of light and sight. The facing Latin-English edition that follows contains biographical sketches of authors cited by Della Porta. Illus.

Author: A. Mark Smith
ISBN-10: 1606180711
ISBN-13: 9781606180716
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2018
Pages: 614
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.81lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.31d