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* '''Giambattista della Porta:''' Italian philosopher and polymath (1538-1615); inventor of the camera oscura; author of ''I due fratelli rivali'' (''The Rival Brothers'')
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* '''Giambattista della Porta:''' Italian philosopher and polymath (1538-1615); inventor of the camera oscura; author of ''I due fratelli rivali'' (''The Rival Brothers''); may have invented a telescope ([[tallowscoop]])
 
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_della_Porta Wikipedia]
 
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giambattista_della_Porta Wikipedia]
  

Latest revision as of 10:47, 29 August 2006

  • Giambattista della Porta: Italian philosopher and polymath (1538-1615); inventor of the camera oscura; author of I due fratelli rivali (The Rival Brothers); may have invented a telescope (tallowscoop)
  • Giambattista Vico: Italian philosopher, author of La Scienza Nuove (The New Science), a key text for FW
  • gamba: (Italian) leg
  • bariste: (Italian) barmaids
  • porca: (Italian) a sow