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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