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  1. Physics and Optics in Dante’s Divine Comedy.Amelia Carolina Sparavigna - 2016 - Mechanics, Materials Science and Engineering Journal 2016 (3):1-8.
    The Divine Comedy is a poem of Dante Alighieri representing, allegorically, the journey of a soul towards God, in the framework of Dante’s metaphysics of the divine light. However, besides metaphysics, we can find in the poem several passages concerning the natural phenomena. Here we discuss some them, in order to investigate Dante’s knowledge of Physics and, in particular, of Optics.
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  2. A Mathematical Study of a Symbol: The Vesica Piscis of Sacred Geometry.Amelia Carolina Sparavigna & Mauro Maria Baldi - 2016 - Philica 2017 (560):5.
    In this paper, we are proposing a study of the Vesica Piscis, a symbol of Sacred Geometry, starting from mathematics. This study aims to give a deeper comprehension of the hidden meanings of this icon. The paper is also showing that scientific and philosophical studies can be integrated, leading to very interesting results.
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    A discussion of a geometric shape that became a symbol known as mandorla or vesica piscis, starting from a Pythagorean point of view.Amelia Carolina Sparavigna - manuscript
    Here we propose a discussion about the "mandorla" or "vesica piscis". It is a type of 2-dimensional lens, that is, a geometric shape formed by the intersection of two circles with the same radius, intersecting in such a way that the centre of each circle lies on the perimeter of the other. The aim of the discussion is that of understanding when such a geometric shape became a symbol and when this symbol received a specific name. We will find that (...)
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  4. Amedeo Avogadro. Relazioni accademiche. Edited by Marco Ciardi and Mariachiara Di Matteo. Introduction by Alberto Conte. xl + 151 pp., figs., index. Florence: Olschki Editore, 2016. €25 .Amedeo Avogadro. Lettere. Edited by Marco Ciardi and Mariachiara Di Matteo. 112 pp., figs., app., index. Rome: Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL, 2016. €20. [REVIEW]Amelia Carolina Sparavigna - 2017 - Isis 108 (4):917-918.
    Review di due libri essenziali per conoscere meglio Amedeo Avogadro e il suo impegno nella società civile del tempo.
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