Conclusion: A Reassessment

Yaakov Zik; Giora Hon

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50215-1_9

Conclusion: A Reassessment

Yaakov Zik, Giora Hon

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Abstract

The optical works of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535-1615) have mostly received mixed if not negative appraisals in the historiography of early modern optics. However, these optical studies contained significant contributions to the understanding of the functioning of optical elements. The articles comprising this volume assess the epistemological background, merits, and failures of Della Porta’s scholarship in a critical yet balanced way. The novel insights thus obtained may facilitate further studies aimed at redressing Della Porta's optics and the impact he had on contemporaries and successors.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Archimedes
Editors	A. Borrelli, G. Hon, Y. Zik
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	201-205
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50215-1_9
State	Published - 2017

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Name	Archimedes
Volume	44
ISSN (Print)	1385-0180
ISSN (Electronic)	2215-0064

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Keywords

Glass Sphere
Negative Appraisal
Optical Element
Optical Phenomenon
Visual Perception

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History
History and Philosophy of Science
Philosophy

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