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Natural Science Forum / Physics / Research / January 2005call for help - galileo in English
Pardon me for butting in. I am doing a translation work (an art catalogue) from Italian to English and I'd need a quotation from the Discourse on two new sciences - Sagredo introducing the pendulum in the first day: "Ho ben mille volte posto cura alle vibrazioni... " ("Thousands of times I have especially observed the vibrations of the lamps hanging in some churches from very long strings....still I think it is impossible."). I can translate literally but I am sure an English mother tongue translator preserved some of the "period" feel. A scan of the page sent by email would be just perfect if you have it handy....hard to believe such a translation is not available in the Library of the Domus Galilaeana - I write from Pisa, of all places!!! I hope that someone out there will be able to lend a hand.  SignatureFrancesco Martinelli Lungarno Mediceo 10 56127 PISA ITALY http://space.tin.it/musica/upsma/ > Pardon me for butting in. > I am doing a translation work (an art catalogue) from Italian to English and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > of the Domus Galilaeana - I write from Pisa, of all places!!! > I hope that someone out there will be able to lend a hand. You'll find the text on http://oll.libertyfund.org/ToC/0416.php Enjoy! Dirk Vdm > Pardon me for butting in. > I am doing a translation work (an art catalogue) from Italian to English and > I'd need a quotation from the Discourse on two new sciences - Sagredo > introducing the pendulum in the first day: "Ho ben mille volte posto cura > alle vibrazioni... " ("Thousands of times I have especially observed the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > feel. > A scan of the page sent by email would be just perfect if you have it > handy....hard to believe such a translation is not available in the Library > of the Domus Galilaeana - I write from Pisa, of all places!!! > I hope that someone out there will be able to lend a hand. There is an English translation available here: http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/tns_draft/index.html Here is the passage that interests you (from the end of the first day): Thousands of times I have observed vibrations especially in churches where lamps, suspended by long cords, had been inadvertently set into motion; but the most which I could infer from these observations was that the view of those who think that such vibrations are maintained by the medium is highly improbable: for, in that case, the air must needs have considerable judgment and little else to do but kill time by pushing to and fro a pendent weight with perfect regularity. Hope this helps. Igor > Pardon me for butting in. > I am doing a translation work (an art catalogue) from Italian to English and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > of the Domus Galilaeana - I write from Pisa, of all places!!! > I hope that someone out there will be able to lend a hand. You'll find the text on http://oll.libertyfund.org/ToC/0416.php Enjoy! Dirk Vdm > Pardon me for butting in. > I am doing a translation work (an art catalogue) from Italian to English and > I'd need a quotation from the Discourse on two new sciences - Sagredo > introducing the pendulum in the first day: "Ho ben mille volte posto cura > alle vibrazioni... " ("Thousands of times I have especially observed the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > feel. > A scan of the page sent by email would be just perfect if you have it > handy....hard to believe such a translation is not available in the Library > of the Domus Galilaeana - I write from Pisa, of all places!!! > I hope that someone out there will be able to lend a hand. There is an English translation available here: http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/tns_draft/index.html Here is the passage that interests you (from the end of the first day): Thousands of times I have observed vibrations especially in churches where lamps, suspended by long cords, had been inadvertently set into motion; but the most which I could infer from these observations was that the view of those who think that such vibrations are maintained by the medium is highly improbable: for, in that case, the air must needs have considerable judgment and little else to do but kill time by pushing to and fro a pendent weight with perfect regularity. Hope this helps. Igor > "Ho ben mille volte posto cura > alle vibrazioni... " ("Thousands of times I have especially observed > the vibrations of the lamps hanging in some churches from very long > strings....still I think it is impossible."). Henry Crew and Alfonso de Salvio ([1]) translate it as "Thousands of times I have observed vibrations especially in churches where lamps, suspended by long cords, had been inadvertently set into motion"([2]) IV [1] http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/tns_draft/ [2] http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/tns_draft/tns_061to108.html ---------------------------------- "El universo (que otros llaman la Biblioteca) ..." "The universe (who others call the Library) ... " J.L.Borges, La Biblioteca de Babel |
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