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Contents
Part I The Historical and Cultural Context
1 An Introduction to Angelo Secchi and his Collegio Romano
Observatory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Aldo Altamore, Matteo Galaverni, and Christopher J. Corbally
2 The Scientific Tradition of the Society of Jesus and the Formation
of Angelo Secchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Ugo Baldini
3 Between Science and Religion: Angelo Secchi and his Time . . . . . . . . 43
Giuseppe Tanzella-Nitti
4 Angelo Secchi: Portrait of a “Multi- versed” Jesuit Scientist . . . . . . . 65
Ileana Chinnici
Part II Secchi’s Scientific Contributions
5 Angelo Secchi, Stellar Spectroscopy, Solar Physics,
and Visual Science Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Klaus Hentschel
6 Planetary Observations by Angelo Secchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Richard McKim and William Sheehan
7 The Legacy of Angelo Secchi at the Forefront of Solar Physics
Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Ilaria Ermolli and Marco Ferrucci
8 Angelo Secchi, Instrument Innovator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Kevin L. Johnson
9 Angelo Secchi and Meteorology in Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Luigi Iafrate and Maria Carmen Beltrano