A short scientific biography of Luigi Ferdinando Marsili is presented,

emphasizing his multi-faceted approach to natural sciences. Click here

     A glimpse is given to Marsili’s rich inheritance in the archives of the University of Bologna.Click here

     The military-diplomatic career of Marsili is reviewed with respect to the historical background of social,

political and economic relations between powerful states and societies of the east and the west. Click Here

     Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, scientist and diplomat of the 17th century, making direct observations in nature,

verifying these measurements with experiments and a theoretical basis for density driven currents,

provided the first scientific understanding of the  dynamics of the exchange currents through the Turkish Straits System,

a foremost example of complex marine systems.

The leading concepts from Marsili’s time still form the basis of the present understanding of strait dynamics and the foundation of ocean science. Click Here

     The first-time, at-sea measurements of Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1658-1730) are reviewed.

Marsili  made the first direct measurements of sea-water density at surprising accuracy as well as the currents in the Bosphorus and observed the current reversal at depth.

Based on these accurate measurements of his day,

Marsili proceeded boldly to discover the scientific basis for the exchange flows of the Bosphorus Strait,

laying the fluid dynamical foundations of modern physical oceanography.Click Here

     A BOLOGNESE POLYMATH IN OTTOMAN LANDS:

THE LIFE AND ACTIVITIES OF LUIGI FERDINANDO MARSIGLI IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

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İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü. Beyazıt  Click Here