science · 03 May 1764 · 260 years ago
death
Died 3 May 1764 at age 51 (born 11 Dec 1712).
Italian scholar of the arts and sciences, recognized for his wide knowledge and elegant presentation of advanced ideas. At age 21, he wrote Il Newtonianismo per le dame (1737; "Newtonianism for Ladies"), a popular exposition of Newtonian optics. He also wrote about architecture, opera and painting.
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