Bruno Binggeli, Primum Mobile: Il viaggio dantesco e la cosmologia moderna (2024)

“Beginning with a morphological reflection, Primum Mobile compellingly demonstrates how Dante’s fascinating otherworldly journey resonates deeply with modern cosmological and cosmogonic theories. Through striking parallels between the Middle Ages and the contemporary era, the author invites us to reconsider the limits of scientific knowledge through a new lens—one that merges objective observation with profound inner symbolism.
With an analysis that revisits the medieval conception of a spherical cosmos, Binggeli positions the Big Bang as the ultimate boundary of this universe, a parallel to Dante’s Primum Mobile, the outermost sphere and prime mover of creation. Analogies abound—between angels and photons, between Hell and black holes—sustaining a continuous dialogue between science and spirituality.

“Originally published in German in 2006 and met with enthusiasm by both critics and readers, Primum Mobile has now been presented to the Italian public in an expanded edition.”    —Amazon

Contributed by Tom Rendall