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In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsGuglielmo Libri, Mathematician, Historian, Collector, Patriot, and Liberal

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons: Guglielmo Libri,... [Guglielmo LibriLibri, Guglielmo, mathematician, historian, erudite man of letters, collector and seller of antique books, journalist and patriot, was one of the most important and most controversial figures in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century, and, as such, the focus of much scholarly attention. This article is intended to shed some light on Libri’s contribution to the development of the Italian collective identity and a spirit of national unity in the Risorgimento, through his historiographical work, which had its apex in the monumental Histoire des Sciences Mathématiques en Italie published between 1835 and 1841.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic ReasonsGuglielmo Libri, Mathematician, Historian, Collector, Patriot, and Liberal

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-80248-6
Pages
183 –201
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-80249-3_8
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[Guglielmo LibriLibri, Guglielmo, mathematician, historian, erudite man of letters, collector and seller of antique books, journalist and patriot, was one of the most important and most controversial figures in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century, and, as such, the focus of much scholarly attention. This article is intended to shed some light on Libri’s contribution to the development of the Italian collective identity and a spirit of national unity in the Risorgimento, through his historiographical work, which had its apex in the monumental Histoire des Sciences Mathématiques en Italie published between 1835 and 1841.]

Published: Apr 14, 2022

Keywords: Guglielmo Libri patriot; Historiography of Mathematics in Italy; 1830 French revolution; 1831 Florentine plot; 1848 French revolution

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