The Role of Drawing in the Ideation and Representation of Defensive Architecture in the Sixteenth Century: The Treatise Della Fortificatione delle città (1564) by Maggi and Castriotto

This article examines the scientific, theoretical, and visual foundations of sixteenth-century military architecture through the treatise Della Fortificatione delle città (1564), edited by Girolamo Maggi and attributed to the engineer Iacomo Castriotto. The study focuses on the role of drawing in the ideation, representation, and verification of fortified architecture, highlighting the use of Euclidean geometry, geometric matrices, and measurement tools in the design and execution of defe...

Per una teogonia protostorica: rituali e costruzione delle entità divine nella Grecia dell’età del Bronzo

Modern Mythopoesis in Caparezza’s Rap Concept-Album Le Dimensioni Del Mio Caos (2008)

This article undertakes a literary-linguistic analysis of the tracks of Caparezza’s rap concept-album Le dimensioni del mio caos (2008) which focuses on the construction and deconstruction of myths. This is embodied both in the album’s protagonists and in the larger context of the mythology attributed to the spectacularised and invisible characters of today’s media culture. The analysis includes a historical investigation, pinpointing the contextual targets of the rapper’s critique. This is f...

Controlling calcium carbonate scaling in desalination: A green approach using citric acid

This study focuses on the deposition of calcium carbonate, adding citric acid in solution: it shows green properties and can retard scale precipitation, reducing equipment malfunctions. Three concentrations were considered (0.520×10−3, 1.041×10−3, 1.561×10−3mol/l), with different temperature values (15°C, 35°C). Results showed that citric acid is a powerful retarding agent, enhancing this behaviour at 15°C. Moreover, it makes nucleation more difficult because it can increase the interfacial t...