The present work provides a framework of Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich’s life during his stay in Lombardy in the period 1763-1770. He was called in Pavia as a professor of mathematics in the local University. Some unpublished manuscripts well document this important period in the life of the Jesuit. The first one represents a list of scientific books Boscovich suggests for the University Library of Pavia. Another source of information is a collection of twenty-two letters, written by Giovanni Antonio Lecchi to Boscovich in the period 1763-1770. This correspondence foreruns the canonical suppression of the Society of Jesus (1773).
Il lavoro presenta un quadro della vita di Ruggiero G. Boscovich durante il periodo da lui trascorso in Lombardia tra il 1763 ed il 1770. Boscovich fu prima professore di matematica all'Università di Pavia, poi alle Scuole Palatine di Milano. Alcuni manoscritti documentano questo importante periodo della sua vita, che precede di pochi anni la soppressione della Compagnia di Gesù.
Jesuit connections: Ruggiero G. Boscovich and Giovanni A. Lecchi
Lugaresi M
2017
Abstract
The present work provides a framework of Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich’s life during his stay in Lombardy in the period 1763-1770. He was called in Pavia as a professor of mathematics in the local University. Some unpublished manuscripts well document this important period in the life of the Jesuit. The first one represents a list of scientific books Boscovich suggests for the University Library of Pavia. Another source of information is a collection of twenty-two letters, written by Giovanni Antonio Lecchi to Boscovich in the period 1763-1770. This correspondence foreruns the canonical suppression of the Society of Jesus (1773).I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
