Sean Cocco: 1 book
Watching Vesuvius
A History of Science and Culture in Early Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Mount Vesuvius has been famous ever since its eruption in 79 CE, when it destroyed and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But less well-known is the role it played in the science and culture of early modern Italy, as Sean Cocco reveals in this ambitious and wide-ranging study. Humanists...
