Michael Faraday e James Clerk Maxwell: i giorni fiorentini [Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell: The Florentine days]

È ben noto come i nobili ed i membri dell’alta borghesia europea, soprattutto britannica, amassero fin dal XVII secolo impegnarsi in un grand tour, un viaggio di formazione che poteva durare da qualche mese ad alcuni anni. La meta di questo viaggio era quasi sempre l’Italia It is well known that since the 17th century members of the European – especially British – aristocracy and haute bourgeoisie loved to take the grand tour, a journey of discovery and learning that could last from a few months to several years. The destination of these travels was nearly always Italy