Project Gutenberg 2015-02-24 Public domain in the USA. 80 Castelli, Benedetto 1577 1643 Favaro, Antonio 1847 1922 Favaro, Antonio Vittorio Eugenio Maria Discorso sopra la calamita Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Discorso sopra la calamita" by Benedetto Castelli is a scientific publication written in the early 17th century during the early period of modern science. The book discusses the properties and theories surrounding magnetism, particularly focusing on the natural magnet (the Earth) and its similarity to the man-made magnet (calamità). Castelli's work is notable for its engagement with contemporaneous scientific thought, particularly referencing the theories of Galileo and William Gilbert, and it serves as an exploration of the physical universe through a magnetism lens. In this discourse, Castelli addresses a Roman prelate, examining the remarkable qualities of magnets and their interaction with various bodies. He elaborates on the principles of magnetism, outlining definitions and propositions that describe how magnetic properties can influence and relate to both terrestrial and celestial bodies. Throughout the text, Castelli emphasizes the structured order of the universe and the intrinsic properties of the Earth as a grand magnet, leading to discussions about the significance of orientation, attraction, and the role of experiential understanding in science. The work represents an early foray into systematic scientific inquiry and reflects the growing interest in natural philosophy during this pivotal time in scientific history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Magnetism QC Text IT Scienza Browsing: Science - Physics Browsing: Science - General 101496 101518 2024-09-20T08:26:06.668098 2023-09-21T05:17:13.562907 text/html text/html 96684 2015-02-24T10:48:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 161426 2015-02-24T10:48:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 162885 2024-09-20T08:26:09.934081 application/epub+zip 162088 2024-09-20T08:26:07.447086 application/epub+zip 96755 2024-09-20T08:26:07.068106 application/epub+zip 210238 2024-09-20T08:26:11.835075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198802 2024-09-20T08:26:09.377078 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134420 2022-09-22T03:50:44.818277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 84122 83993 2024-09-20T08:26:06.380102 2023-09-21T05:17:13.291900 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 84297 2015-02-24T10:48:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 29648 2015-02-24T10:48:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18484 2024-09-20T08:26:11.966062 application/rdf+xml 23621 2024-09-20T08:26:07.143095 image/jpeg 3644 2024-09-20T08:26:07.104093 image/jpeg 171204 2024-09-20T08:26:06.697086 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog