He was the son of Girolamo Colonna, a philologist and antique dealer who was also editor of the fragments of the Latin poet Ennius. As a youngster he became proficient in Latin and Greek before attending the University of Naples, where he graduated in law in 1589. He suffered from epilepsy, which prevented him from practicing law, so he turned to studying the ancient authors of medicine, botany and natural history. He noticed numerous errors and omissions in Dioscorides' Materia medica, but his commentary on that work is now lost.
In the period between 1606 and 1616, Colonna studied fossils, finding evidence for their organic origins.
The publication of his first works on botany, such as De purpura made him a celebrity among naturalists and one of the first members of the Accademia dei Lincei in Naples, which had been founded by Federico Cesi in 1612. In the following years, his academic activity at the Lincei was intense, including the writing of the Apiario and the Tesoro Messicano that the Lincei published in 1625 and 1628.
Colonna became interested in the recently invented telescope and microscope, corresponding with Galileo Galilei and other Lincean academics on astronomy.[2]
In 1625 he published two drawings, Apiarium and Melissographia, regarding bees.
Colonna was also interested in music, inventing a stringed, meantone temperament instrument, the pentecontachordon, having 50 strings in which the octave is divided into 31 parts and the tone into 5 parts.
Φυτοβασανος ("Phytobasanos": "Torture of plants"), Naples, 1592.[3]
Minus cognitarum […]
Minus cognitarum rariorumque nostro coelo orientium stirpium εκφρασις, 1616 (Linda Hall Library)
Minus cognitarum stirpium pars altera, 1616. Part 2. Includes (p. 85) Erucæ rutaceæ, eiusque chrysalidis & papilionis observatio (Linda Hall Library)
Ekphrasis altera, Rome, 1616. It contains 156 drawings by Colonna himself as well as two appendices: De Purpura and De glossopetris dissertatio, where Colonna makes an argument in favor of the organic origin of the glossopetrae.
La sambuca lincea, ovvero dell'istromento [sic] musico perfetto, Naples, 1618 (The Lincean sambuca,[4] in other words about the perfect musical instrument), the construction of the pentecontachordon.
"De glossopetris". In: De corporibus marinis lapidescentibus quae defossa reperiuntur, auctore Augustino Scilla – Addita dissertatione Fabii Columnae De glossopetris, Rome, 1747
SourcesEdit
The first version of this text was partially or fully derived from the project Mille anni di scienza in Italia and edited by the Istituto Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze. It is released under the Creative Commons License CC-BY-3.0.
Further readingEdit
"Janus Plancus" (Giovanni Bianchi[5]). "Fabii Columnae Lincei Vita". In: Phytobasanos, 1744, p. I–X (in Latin)
See the list of works compiled by Augusto De Ferrari. « Colonna, Fabio ». In: Dizionario biografico degli Italiani.
^Phytobasanos sive plantarum aliquot historia in qua describuntur diversi generis plantæ veriores, ac magis facie, viribúsque respondentes antiquorum Theophrasti, Dioscoridis, Plinii, Galeni, aliquorúmque delineationibus, ab alijs hucusque (sic) non animaduersæ.
Università di Palermo. "Fabio Colonna (1567–1640)". math.unipa.it. Università degli Studi di Palermo.
Online Galleries, History of Science Collections, University of Oklahoma Libraries[dead link] High resolution images of works by and/or portraits of Fabio Colonna
Colonna's (1616) De purpura ab animali testaceo fusa – digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
Colonna's (1616) Minus cognitarum stirpium – digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
Colonna's (1616) Minus cognitarum rariorumque nostro coelo orientium stirpium – digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
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For the bishop see Fabio Colonna bishop This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fabio Colonna news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fabio Colonna called Linceo 1 1567 25 July 1640 was an Italian naturalist and botanist Fabio ColonnaFabio ColonnaBorn1567Naples ItalyDied25 July 1640 1640 07 25 aged 73 Naples ItalyNationalityItalianScientific careerFieldsNaturalist and Botanist Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 Sources 4 Further reading 5 Notes and references 6 See also 7 External linksBiography EditHe was the son of Girolamo Colonna a philologist and antique dealer who was also editor of the fragments of the Latin poet Ennius As a youngster he became proficient in Latin and Greek before attending the University of Naples where he graduated in law in 1589 He suffered from epilepsy which prevented him from practicing law so he turned to studying the ancient authors of medicine botany and natural history He noticed numerous errors and omissions in Dioscorides Materia medica but his commentary on that work is now lost In the period between 1606 and 1616 Colonna studied fossils finding evidence for their organic origins The publication of his first works on botany such as De purpura made him a celebrity among naturalists and one of the first members of the Accademia dei Lincei in Naples which had been founded by Federico Cesi in 1612 In the following years his academic activity at the Lincei was intense including the writing of the Apiario and the Tesoro Messicano that the Lincei published in 1625 and 1628 Colonna became interested in the recently invented telescope and microscope corresponding with Galileo Galilei and other Lincean academics on astronomy 2 In 1625 he published two drawings Apiarium and Melissographia regarding bees Colonna was also interested in music inventing a stringed meantone temperament instrument the pentecontachordon having 50 strings in which the octave is divided into 31 parts and the tone into 5 parts Colonna was a pupil of Ferrante Imperato and a friend of Giambattista della Porta and Bartolomeo Maranta Selected works EditFytobasanos Phytobasanos Torture of plants Naples 1592 3 Minus cognitarum Minus cognitarum rariorumque nostro coelo orientium stirpium ekfrasis 1616 Linda Hall Library Minus cognitarum stirpium pars altera 1616 Part 2 Includes p 85 Erucae rutaceae eiusque chrysalidis amp papilionis observatio Linda Hall Library Ekphrasis altera Rome 1616 It contains 156 drawings by Colonna himself as well as two appendices De Purpuraand De glossopetris dissertatio where Colonna makes an argument in favor of the organic origin of the glossopetrae Purpura 1616 About Tyrian purple La sambuca lincea ovvero dell istromento sic musico perfetto Naples 1618 The Lincean sambuca 4 in other words about the perfect musical instrument the construction of the pentecontachordon De glossopetris In De corporibus marinis lapidescentibus quae defossa reperiuntur auctore Augustino Scilla Addita dissertatione Fabii Columnae De glossopetris Rome 1747Sources EditThe first version of this text was partially or fully derived from the project Mille anni di scienza in Italia and edited by the Istituto Museo di Storia della Scienza di Firenze It is released under the Creative Commons License CC BY 3 0 Further reading Edit Janus Plancus Giovanni Bianchi 5 Fabii Columnae Lincei Vita In Phytobasanos 1744 p I X in Latin See the list of works compiled by Augusto De Ferrari Colonna Fabio In Dizionario biografico degli Italiani Notes and references Edit Brown Howard Mayer 28 February 2002 2001 Colonna Fabio Grove Music Online 8th ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 15241 ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 Fabio Colonna Accademia dei Lincei Phytobasanos sive plantarum aliquot historia in qua describuntur diversi generis plantae veriores ac magis facie viribusque respondentes antiquorum Theophrasti Dioscoridis Plinii Galeni aliquorumque delineationibus ab alijs hucusque sic non animaduersae A musical instrument related to the harp The identification of Janus Plancus with Giovanni Bianchi is based on that made by worldcat org See also Edit nbsp Biology portal nbsp Ecology portalGiovan Battista della Porta Niels StensenExternal links EditUniversita di Palermo Fabio Colonna 1567 1640 math unipa it Universita degli Studi di Palermo Online Galleries History of Science Collections University of Oklahoma Libraries dead link High resolution images of works by and or portraits of Fabio Colonna Colonna s 1616 De purpura ab animali testaceo fusa digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library Colonna s 1616 Minus cognitarum stirpium digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library Colonna s 1616 Minus cognitarum rariorumque nostro coelo orientium stirpium digital facsimile from the Linda 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