Florence R. Day, 1898–1957
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 38, Heft 9, S. 489-490
ISSN: 1945-1350
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In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 38, Heft 9, S. 489-490
ISSN: 1945-1350
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Band 36, Heft 423, S. 181
ISSN: 1607-5889
In: Revue internationale de la Croix-Rouge et Bulletin international des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge, Band 34, Heft 400, S. 333
ISSN: 1607-5889
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 166-166
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: History of European ideas, Band 21, Heft 6, S. 794-795
ISSN: 0191-6599
In: IEEE antennas & propagation magazine, Band 55, Heft 6, S. 272-276
ISSN: 1558-4143
In: Princeton Legacy Library
In: Rivista di studi politici internazionali: RSPI, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 427
ISSN: 0035-6611
In: Rivista di studi politici internazionali: RSPI, Band 63, Heft 3, S. 427
ISSN: 0035-6611
In: Comparative politics, Band 13, S. 437-459
ISSN: 0010-4159
In: Italian and Italian American studies
The first idea of establishing a public astronomical observatory in Florence, Capital of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, dates to the middle of the eighteenth century. Initially, the use of a low building on a high ground was proposed, and the hill of Arcetri was suggested as a suitable location. At the end of the century, the Florence Observatory - or Specola - was built instead on a tower at the same level as the city's centre. As soon as astronomers started to use this observatory they recognized all its flaws and struggled to search for a better location. Giovanni Battista Donati, Director of the Specola of Florence from the eve of the Italian Unification in 1859, finally succeeded in creating a new observatory: first, he obtained funds from the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy to build an equatorial mounting for the Amici 28-cm refractor, which could not be installed conveniently in the tower of the Specola; then, he went through the process of selecting a proper site, seeking funds and finally building Arcetri Observatory. Although Donati was a pioneer of spectroscopy and astrophysics, his intent was to establish a modern observatory for classical astronomy, as the Italian peninsula did not have a national observatory like those located in many foreign capitals - Florence was the capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1865 to 1871. To promote this project, Donati made use of writings by one of the most authoritative European astronomers, Otto Wilhelm Struve. This paper describes all the steps that eventually led to the inauguration of Arcetri Observatory in 1872, almost 150 years ago.
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In: International review of the Red Cross: humanitarian debate, law, policy, action, Band 10, Heft 110, S. 244-249
ISSN: 1607-5889
It was in 1907, at the VIIIth International Conference of the Red Cross in London, that the Hungarian Red Cross proposed setting up a Nightingale fund "for an international commemorative medal intended for women who have distinguished themselves exceptionally in their nursing activities". Its desire was to commemorate Florence Nightingale's devotion by a bronze medal engraved with the statuette of "The Lady with the Lamp" at St. Thomas' Hospital in London.