Cosa significa annus mirabilis?
Cosa significa annus mirabilis?
Annus mirabilis è una locuzione latina, traducibile in italiano come "anno meraviglioso" o "anno di meraviglie" (o "anno di miracoli"). La sua controparte negativa è Annus horribilis.
Cosa significa annus horribilis?
Annus horribilis è un'espressione latina, dal significato di «anno orribile» e posta in contrapposizione con annus mirabilis.
What does Annus Mirabilis mean in English?
- Annus mirabilis. Annus mirabilis (pl. anni mirabiles) is a Latin phrase that means "wonderful year", "miraculous year" or "amazing year". This term was originally used to refer to the year 1666, and today is used to refer to several years during which events of major importance are remembered.
Why is it called Isaac Newton's Annus Mirabilis?
- In 1666, Isaac Newton made revolutionary inventions and discoveries in calculus, motion, optics and gravitation. As such, it has later been called Isaac Newton's "Annus Mirabilis."
When did Philip Larkin write Annus Mirabilis?
- 1963 – The phrase Annus Mirabilis was also used by Philip Larkin as the title for one of his best-known poems, written in 1967 and published in High Windows (1974), which celebrated the onset of more relaxed sexual mores in 1960s Britain, specifically mentioning the year 1963 as a sort of personal "annus mirabilis".
