Giuseppe Saverio Poli ( Italian: Giuseppe Saverio Poli , October 26, 1746 - April 7, 1825 ) - Italian physicist and biologist.
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| Place of Birth | Molfetta , Italy | ||
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| Place of death | Naples , Italy | ||
| Scientific field | Biology , Physics | ||
| Place of work | University of Naples | ||
| Alma mater | University of Padua | ||
| Famous students | Stefano delle chiaje | ||
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Biography
In 1766 he entered the University of Padua , where he studied medicine. After graduation, he worked as a doctor in his hometown. In 1790 he moved to Naples, where he taught history and geography at the Nunziatella military army school. He later teaches physics at the College of Medicine at the Hospital Complesso degli Incurabili in Naples.
Then he becomes a professor of experimental physics at the University of Naples . His most famous work is a six-volume “Elements of Experimental Physics”. However, Giuseppe Saverio Poli has published a number of studies on biology. In particular, the monumental Testacea utriusque Siciliane eorumque istoria et anatome tabulis aeneis (description of mollusks).
Major works
- La formazione del tuono, della folgore, e di varie altre meteore, spiegata giusta le idee del signor Franklin, Campo, Napoli 1772.
- Riflessioni intorno agli effetti di alcuni fulmini, Campo, Napoli 1773.
- Lezioni di geografia e di storia militare, 2 voll., Di Simone, Napoli 1774-1776.
- Testacea utriusque Siciliane eorumque istoria et anatome tabulis aeneis, 3 voll., 1791-1827.
- Elementi di fisica sperimentale, 6 voll., Stella, Venezia, 1793-1794.
- Memoria sul tremuoto de '26 luglio del corrente anno 1805, Orsino, Napoli 1806.
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .