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Maffioli, F., & Medici, G. (2013). Physics, Astronomy and Engineering. Critical Problems in the History of Science. Proceedings of the 32th International Congress of the Italian Society of Historians of Physics and Astronomy, Siauliai: The Scientia Socialis Press, 313-319.

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• TITLE: Paul de Saint Robert: Sciences and Interdisciplinary Culture in the 19th Century

  AUTHORS: Federica Maffioli, Gianfranco Medici

  KEYWORDS: Adhémar, Alps, Allegorical, Astronomy, Chant I, Commentators, Dante, Equinoxes, History of Climate Change, Glaciers, Marsh, Milankovitch, Paul de Saint Robert, Precession, Purgatory

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Historical Studies, Vol.3 No.4, October 10, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The Count Paul Ballada de Saint Robert (1815-1888) was an Italian scientist and important promoter of scientific culture, he succeeded in combining pure and applied science, art and social interests into one of the most elevated synthesis. Based on previous works published at the SISFA 2012 (Maffioli & Medici, 2013: pp. 313-319; Medici & Maffioli, 2013: pp. 329-336) in this paper we propose two of his many writings as demonstration of interdisciplinary of his studies: the first part is about the conclusions of Saint Robert concerning the retreat of glaciers, while the second part is about the Saint Robert scientific approach and explanation of the true meaning of the verses 22.24 of the I chant of Dante’s Purgatory.