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...development of experimental research from its origins in [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo's]] study of gravity into the diversely applied method in use today. ...light used for seeing), and the ancient [[intromission theory]] supported by [[Aristotle]] (where objects emit physical particles to the eyes), were bot ...

{{short description|1673 book on pendular motion by Christiaan Huygens}} ...n [[mechanics]] in the 17th century, the other two being [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]’s ''[[Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Scie ...

...Somayaji]] writes the ''[[Tantrasamgraha]]'', which contains the Madhava's discoveries, * 1638 - [[Galileo Galilei]] publishes ''[[Two New Sciences]]'', ...

...humb|A [[cycloidal pendulum]] is isochronous, a fact discovered and proved by [[Christiaan Huygens]] under certain mathematical assumptions.<ref>{{cite b ...tions for intellectual challenge and pleasure. Surprisingly, many of their discoveries later played prominent roles in physical theories, as in the case of the co ...

This is a '''list of notable Italian scientists''' organized by the era in which they were active. ...hydraulic science, painter of [[Mona Lisa]] and [[Last Supper]], regarded by many as the greatest genius in history ...

...on estimated positional|as well as a navigation tool]] which was exploited by many leaders from the past. ...[[archaeologists]] to {{circa|1600 BCE}}, based on the provenance provided by the looters who found it.<ref name="DW040920">{{cite news | title=Nebra sky ...

...ergy]] in transfer between a [[thermodynamic system]] and its surroundings by modes other than [[thermodynamic work]] and transfer of matter. Such modes ...states of interacting bodies, for example, by the amount of ice melted or by change in [[temperature]] of a body.<ref>[[James Clerk Maxwell|Maxwell, J.C ...

...ile électrique à Napoléon en 1801.jpg|thumb|The [[voltaic pile]] presented by [[Alessandro Volta]] to [[Napoleone Bonaparte]]]] ...es or techniques invented, innovated or discovered, partially or entirely, by [[Italians]]. ...

...a [[Dürer's solid|truncated rhombohedron]], while measurement is indicated by the scales and [[hourglass]].<ref name=Ziegler/>]] ...I.2005.14|pmid=15628272 |citeseerx=10.1.1.58.8477 |s2cid=13387519 }}</ref> by [[Paolo Uccello]]. 15th century]] ...

...tune's dark spots are not permanent features; the large dark spot observed by ''Voyager 2'' was designated GDS-89 for "Great Dark Spot 1989".}} ...lar System objects by size|fourth-largest planet]] in the [[Solar System]] by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest [[giant planet]]. ...