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Dediche
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- In Prato della Valle in Padova a statue was dedicated to him. He is represented with a cornucopia on his feet, that can be related to the abundance of the trade;
- In Schio a bust was dedicated to him and it has been placed on the front of palazzo Toaldi Capra, which until 1980 was called "Palazzo Tron";
- Again in Schio another bust made of earthenware decorates the front of teatro Jacquard, situated near the place where Tron's factory used to be many years ago;
- Always in Schio lastly Scientific High School and a road were called like him.
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The bust of Niccolò Tron on the front of Palazzo Toaldi Capra
Changes on the name
The name Nicolò Tron is reported in this way in the documents of him years and in most of the researches of contemporary historians;
In the monuments in Prato della Valle in Padova and in Schio's bust the name has been latinized and declined to the dative: Nicolao Trono;
in some contemporary studies (see also the bibliography ) the name is italianated doubling the "c" letter: Niccolò Tron;
in the register of the Royal Society, or at least in the one reported on the official site, the name lose the accent and the surname takes an "i": Troni Nicolo.