Università Roma Tre

The subject of the course is science and technology from the ancient world to the industrial revolution. It will examine scientific theories and practices, their social, political and intellectual contexts, as well as the development of techniques and their economic implications and their impact on the environment and the living conditions of populations.
Particular attention will be paid to the exact and experimental sciences: mechanics, astronomy, pneumatics, magnetism, electricity. The course will focus in particular on the applications of science to activities such as military engineering, navigation, topography, hydraulics.

Testi e studi:
Antonio Clericuzio, Uomo e Natura, Carocci, 2022
Richard Holmes, The age of wonder, Harper Press, 2023
Galileo Galilei, Antologia di testi, a cura di M. Camerota, Carocci, 2017
Dava Sobel, Longitude, Fourth estate, 1995