{"id":1370,"date":"2021-05-03T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portale.unime.it\/modellopersona\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:42:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/touching-transcendentals\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1370\" class=\"elementor elementor-1370\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bfd5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bfd5b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2add13a\" data-id=\"2add13a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78f256 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c78f256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/touching-transcendentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/03\/UNIME-circle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/touching-transcendentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/03\/UNIME-circle.png 311w, https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/touching-transcendentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2022\/03\/UNIME-circle-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" style=\"width:100%;height:101.29%;max-width:311px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93046b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e93046b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Touching the transcendentals <br>by tractional constructions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76cd07 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f76cd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">historical and foundational research, educational and museal applications\nby new emerging technologies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30fe2dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"30fe2dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7c7ff4\" data-id=\"d7c7ff4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa65ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa65ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROJECT OVERVIEW<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe620e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0fe620e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f91f5ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f91f5ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e12ce9\" data-id=\"6e12ce9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e09b13 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e09b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" 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studying tractional motion and combining historical research, mathematics, education, and emerging technologies like VR and digital fabrication.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4d03f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e4d03f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our research group brings together historians of mathematics, mathematics educators, and experts in scientific instruments and digital technologies.\nWe aim to rediscover forgotten mathematical machines, design new physical and virtual models, and create innovative learning and museum experiences.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3edc3e elementor-section-boxed 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182ffa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"182ffa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Calculus revolutionized scientific thought but remains conceptually demanding, especially because it involves infinitary processes.<\/strong>\n<strong>This project reinterprets calculus through its geometric and constructive origins, focusing on tractional motion\u2014an early mechanical method, developed around Leibniz, for generating transcendental curves.<\/strong>\n<strong>Our research combines history of mathematics, theoretical analysis, educational experimentation, and emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality and digital fabrication.<\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3e500d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3e500d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fundings<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6ea00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce6ea00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is a PRIN 2022 research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and the European Union (NextGenerationEU).\nIt develops a multidisciplinary investigation on tractional motion, a geometric method used to construct transcendental curves and to provide early mechanical justifications of calculus.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9633162\" data-id=\"9633162\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c58b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c58b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fb2d11\" data-id=\"3fb2d11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e139f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e139f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR TASKS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b03f31 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b03f31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main objectives<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50aa93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c50aa93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><ol role=\"list\" start=\"1\"><li><p><u><strong>Historical and mathematical analysis<\/strong>.<\/u> \nWe investigate the development of tractional motion, with special attention to Giovanni Poleni, and explore its underused mathematical potential, including new constructive approaches to differential equations.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><u>Educational experimentation with physical and virtual machines.<\/u><\/strong>  \nWe design laboratory activities using both handcrafted tractional devices and VR environments, developing methodologies to evaluate their impact on learning.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><u>Technological dissemination.<\/u><\/strong>  \nWe employ digital fabrication and Virtual Reality to make tractional motion accessible beyond traditional artifacts, producing VR applications and open-source designs for mathematical machines.<\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566fb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"566fb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1ee13c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d1ee13c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTask 1\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <b>Historical and foundational studies<\/b> on tractional motion, with special attention to Giovanni Poleni and his instruments.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db53f72 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"db53f72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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