'Made in the Galleries of His Most Serene Highness, Florence'. Conflicts in instrument invention at the Medici court: the pendulum clock, and the Accademia del Cimento.

This essay proposes that the only publication of the Accademia del Cimento, referred to as Saggi, had as one of its main goals the celebration of the House of Medici's paternity of cutting-edge experiments and instruments during the reign of Grand Duke Ferdinando II. These included Ferdinando II's t...

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Published in:	Annals of Science Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 279 - 326
Main Author:	Zanetti, Cristiano
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2026
Subjects:	Pendulum clocks Scientific apparatus & instruments Inventions Hygrometers Barometers
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