Download or read book The Incomparable Monsignor written by J. L. Heilbron and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsignor Francesco Bianchini was an player in the political, scientific, and historical arenas of early modern Europe. Among his accomplishments were writing a universal history from the creation to the fall of Assyria; discovering, excavating, and interpreting ancient buildings; and designing a papal collection of antiquities that was later partially realized in the Vatican museums. He was also responsible for confirming and publicizing Newton's theories of light and color; discovering several comets; and building the the basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome.