Fahie, J. J. (John Joseph), 1846-1934 · London, J. Murray · leaf 57
of the summer of1592, all his worldly goods (as he used afterwards totell his friends) being contained in a trunk whichdid not weigh 100 lbs. He passed through Pesaro,the home of his noble friend and patron, and haltedat Padua, where he was warmly received byGianvincenzio Pinelli, a learned man of… … V I592-I6IO] PROFESSOR IN PADUA 35 about I St September, and was met with the alarmingintelligence that a formidable rival was already inthe field, namely, Giovanni Magini, whom we havebefore mentioned as the Professor of Mathematics inBologna, whose term there was about to expire, andwho was long…
