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The 4th International
Laboratory for the History of Science Organized by Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza |
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A Visit to the Stanza delle Matematiche At the end of the century, the mathematical instruments were moved to the newly constructed Uffizi where two rooms were designated for the scientific collection: the "terrazza", on whose walls Stefano Buonsignori painted two huge chorographies of the domains of Florence and Siena; and the "stanza delle matematiche", on whose vault the painter Giulio Parigi represented the most important instruments of the collection and the mathematical 'arts' for which they were used (painting, cartography, topography, fortifications, astronomy, mechanics, etc.). Some of the scenes illustrate instruments at work, such as Durer's window while drawing a fortress or Baldassarre Lanci's "distanziometro" while measuring a large tract of land. This visit promises a vivid exposure to the practical applications of linear perspective and other drawing methods in the sixteenth century. Selected
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