At the source of Western science: The organization of experimentalism at the Accademia del Cimento (1657–1667)

Beretta, Marco

doi:10.1098/rsnr.2000.0104

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“…Decades later, the experiment on the velocity of light was also unsuccessfully performed by the scientific Accademia del Cimento of Florence (1657^1667). This academy, founded by the Medici princes, Ferdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his brother, Leopoldo, later cardinal, was the earliest scientific society devoted exclusively to Galileo-type experimentation (Middleton 1971;Beretta 2000). The first secretary of the academy was Alessandro Segni, who was initiated into geometry by Evangelista Torricelli.…”

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Galileo, Measurement of the Velocity of Light, and the Reaction Times

Foschi

Leone

2009

Perception

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According to the commonly accepted view, Galileo Galilei devised in 1638 an experiment that seemed able to show that the velocity of light is finite. An analysis of archival material shows that two decades later members of the Florence scientific society Accademia del Cimento followed Galileo guidelines by actually attempting to measure the velocity of light and suggesting improvements. This analysis also reveals a fundamental difference between Galileo's and Florence academy's methodologies and that Galileo's experiment was, in some respects, a pioneering work affecting also the history of the psychology of perception.

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Galileo, Measurement of the Velocity of Light, and the Reaction Times

Foschi

Leone

2009

Perception

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“…Because he had found the Tuscan finances ruined by the previous regency, Ferdinand II reduced the court expenses and imposed an excessive tax burden, thus severely limiting the economic development of the Grand Duchy. However, he had been taking a deep interest in science since his childhood, and, in addition to consistently supporting the experimental research of Galileo Galilei, Ferdinand II offered hospitality and protection to scientists of all nations with the awareness that the scientific practice could bring economic advantages to Tuscany (Beretta, 2000).…”

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“And yet it moves!” An institutional analysis of the Immobili’s motion towards hybridity

Giorgino

2023

JMH

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Purpose This paper aims to inform the discussion on why and how non-profit organizations can experience a hybridization process to address the criticism that would assume hybridity as an intrinsic characteristic of all organizations. Specifically, by referring to the academies of intellectuals as the non-profit setting in which investigating the emergence of hybridity takes place, this paper aims at exploring, first, to what extent this emergence could be induced by institutional conditions, and, second, which structural innovations could sustain the academies’ “motion” towards hybridity. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on the institutional logics perspective and adopts the case study method applied to a historical context. The case under analysis is the Academy of “the Immobili”, which, in spite of its name, experienced a hybridization process in 1720 because of the decision to involve an impresario in the management of its theatre. Findings The findings highlight the significant role played by institutional conditions in inducing the emergence of hybridity, even in presence of internal resistance to any “motion” from the non-profit setting. Moreover, the analysis of the innovations associated with this emergence detects the intertwined action of the different decision makers involved in the hybridization process, in spite of their formal separation. These findings strengthen the conceptualization of hybridity within non-profit organizations. Originality/value Besides referring to a historical period that is still little explored in terms of hybridity within organizations, the paper focuses on an original context, i.e. academies, representing an ancient typology of cultural organizations. Therefore, the paper also provides the first insights into the hybridization process of cultural organizations from a historical perspective.

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“…Ein Grund dafür war, dass sich ihre Methoden und Fragestellungen nicht unmittelbar aus der humanistischen Tradition ableiten ließen. 1603 gründete der römische Aristokrat Federico Cesi im Alter von achtzehn Jahren die Accademia dei Lincei, in der er eine kleine Schar von Mathematikern, Botanikern, Alchemisten und Astronomen versammelte und in ihren vielfältigen gelehrten Unternehmungen unterstützte (Olmi 1981;Garin 1986;Gabrieli 1986) (Cochrane 1961;Knowles Middleton 1969, 1971Galluzzi 1981;Beretta 2000;Boschiero 2007;Beretta, Clericuzio, Principe 2009). Sie stand unter der doppelten Protektion von Kardinal Leopoldo de' Medici und Großherzog Ferdinando II.…”

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Akademie

Hirschi¹

2017

Handbuch Wissenschaftsgeschichte

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At the source of Western science: The organization of experimentalism at the Accademia del Cimento (1657–1667)

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Galileo, Measurement of the Velocity of Light, and the Reaction Times

Galileo, Measurement of the Velocity of Light, and the Reaction Times

“And yet it moves!” An institutional analysis of the Immobili’s motion towards hybridity

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