by Adriano Petta, Antonino Colavito · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788896052136
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«Ipazia. Vita e sogni di una scienziata del IV secolo», a historical novel by Adriano Petta and Antonino Colavito (La Lepre Edizioni, paperback).
Historical novel about Hypatia, an astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher from fourth-century Alexandria, a forerunner of experimental science and a defender of free thought. The work recreates her historical and cultural context, her studies of the astrolabe, the hydroscope and the aerometer, and the climate of tensions that led to her tragic end.
The edition includes a preface by Margherita Hack. The work is divided into two parts: the first reconstructs the life of Hypatia; the second, narrated by her, collects her dreams and investigations.
For readers interested in the history of science, late antiquity and fictionalized biographies of pioneering women.
