Giuseppe Saverio Poli

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Giuseppe Saverio Poli

Born	(1746-10-26)October 26, 1746 Molfetta, Italy
Died	April 7, 1825(1825-04-07) (aged 78) Naples
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Scientist

Giuseppe Saverio Poli (26 October 1746 – 7 April 1825) was an Italian physicist, biologist and natural historian.

His collections, with those of the Royal Bourbon Museum, were the foundation of the Zoological Museum of Naples. The specimens were from locations all over the world, and included, especially, Lepidoptera, Cnidaria and Molluscs.

Works

Testacea Utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis (plate)

La formazione del tuono, della folgore e di varie altre meteore giuste le idee del signor Franklin, Napoli, 1772, and Riflessioni intorno agli effetti di alcuni fulmini, Napoli (1773).
Continuazione delle riflessioni intorno agli effetti di alcuni fulmini, Napoli (1774).
Testacea Utriusque Siciliae eorumque historia et anatome tabulis aeneis 49 illustrata, Parma (1791–1795) I–III.
with Antonio Fabris and Vincenzo Dandolo. Elementi di fisica sperimentale , Five volumes Venezia. A. Curti (1798) Elementi di fisica at Google books

References

Edvige Schettino Franklinists in Naples in the 18th Century pdf

External links

Short account of Poli in Italian

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Persondata
Name	Poli, Giuseppe Saverio
Alternative names
Short description	Italian scientist
Date of birth	26 October 1746
Place of birth	Molfetta, Italy
Date of death	7 April 1825
Place of death	Naples

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