Maria Angela Ardinghelli | |
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 Portrait medallion by Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1755). Archives de l’Académie des Sciences, Paris. © Académie des Sciences—Institut de France | |
| Born | 1730 |
| Died | 1825 (aged 94–95) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Italian translation of the works of Stephen Hales |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics, Physics |
| Patrons | Jean-Antoine Nollet |
Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1730–1825) was an Italian translator, mathematician, physicist and noble,[1] mostly known as the Italian translator of the works of Stephen Hales, a Newtonian physiologist. She translated two of his works; Haemastaticks and Vegetable Staticks. Aside from Ardinghelli's historical invisibility, she managed to remain relevant without being shunned into social isolation or derision by sharing her works with specific audiences.
- ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1986). Women in science : antiquity through the nineteenth century : a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography (3 print. ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-15031-6.