Il Newtonianismo per le dame ovvero Dialoghi sopra la luce e i colori

Author Francesco Algarotti Italian

Designer Frontispiece designed by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Italian

Engraver Giuseppe Filosi Italian

1739

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Title: Il Newtonianismo per le dame ovvero Dialoghi sopra la luce e i colori
Author: Francesco Algarotti (Italian, 1712–1764)
Designer: Frontispiece designed by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, Venice 1682–1754 Venice)
Engraver: Giuseppe Filosi (Italian, active Venice, 1732–44)
Published in: Milan
Date: 1739
Medium: Engraving
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
Object Number: 68.526.6
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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