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Matteo Campani-Alimenis

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109: 38: 156: 69:'s satellites, and for an attempt to rectify chromatic aberration by using a triple eyeglass; and in clock-making, for his invention of the illuminated dial-plate, and that of noiseless clocks, as well as for an attempt to correct the irregularities of the 108: 171: 88:
was also an ingenious optician (indeed the attempt to correct chromatic aberration has been ascribed to him instead of to Matteo), and is, besides, noteworthy as an
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in 1661, but devoted himself principally to scientific pursuits. As an optician he is chiefly celebrated for, the manufacture of the large object-glasses with which
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Horologium solo naturae motu, atque ingenio, dimetiens, et numerans momenta temporis, constantissime aequalia
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Horologium solo naturae motu, atque ingenio, dimetiens, et numerans momenta temporis, constantissime aequali
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Nova experimenta physico-mechanica pro demonstranda genuina causa elevationis aquae et mercurii
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which arise from variations of temperature. Campani published in 1678 a work on
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
93: 34:) was a mechanician and natural philosopher of the 17th century. 27: 66: 54: 31: 58: 96:, the credit of which was, however, also claimed by 185: 180:(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 16:Italian mechanician and natural philosopher 166: 136:(in Latin). Roma: Ignazio Lazzari. 1677. 126:(in Latin). Roma: Ignazio Lazzari. 1666. 107: 36: 77:, and on the manufacture of lenses for 186: 148:List of astronomical instrument makers 199:Italian scientific instrument makers 13: 42:Noua experimenta physico-mechanica 14: 215: 154: 1: 7: 141: 10: 220: 172:Campani-Alimenis, Matteo 103: 24:Mathieu Campani-Alimenis 194:Philosophers of science 177:Encyclopædia Britannica 48: 116: 45: 111: 40: 84:His younger brother 204:Italian clockmakers 117: 65:discovered two of 46: 211: 181: 160: 158: 157: 137: 127: 98:Eustachio Divini 219: 218: 214: 213: 212: 210: 209: 208: 184: 183: 170:, ed. (1911). " 155: 153: 144: 130: 120: 106: 51: 17: 12: 11: 5: 217: 207: 206: 201: 196: 168:Chisholm, Hugh 151: 150: 143: 140: 139: 138: 128: 105: 102: 50: 47: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 216: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 191: 189: 182: 179: 178: 173: 169: 164: 163:public domain 149: 146: 145: 135: 134: 129: 125: 124: 119: 118: 114: 110: 101: 99: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 43: 39: 35: 33: 29: 25: 21: 175: 152: 132: 122: 112: 83: 52: 41: 23: 19: 18: 188:Categories 90:astronomer 79:telescopes 53:He held a 26:(born in 142:See also 86:Giuseppe 75:horology 71:pendulum 165::  94:Jupiter 63:Cassini 28:Spoleto 159:  115:, 1677 67:Saturn 55:curacy 44:(1666) 20:Matteo 104:Works 32:Italy 59:Rome 49:Life 174:". 57:at 22:or 190:: 100:. 81:. 30:,

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Nova experimenta physico-mechanica pro demonstranda genuina causa elevationis aquae et mercurii
Horologium solo naturae motu, atque ingenio, dimetiens, et numerans momenta temporis, constantissime aequalia
List of astronomical instrument makers
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Chisholm, Hugh
Campani-Alimenis, Matteo
Encyclopædia Britannica
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Philosophers of science
Italian scientific instrument makers
Italian clockmakers

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