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  • Galileo: Science, Scriptures & the Book Of Nature
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    Galileo: Science, Scriptures & the Book Of Nature

Galileo: Science, Scriptures & the Book Of Nature

Starting with an overview of the Copernican Letters (1613-15), we will explore the boundaries between science and religion in Galileo’s works.  We will then use passages from The Assayer (1623) to delve into the concept of "Book of Nature" and ponder the role of mathematics as the language of science. Lecture by DANIELE MACUGLIA, physicist and historian, University of [...]

By marcom| 2018-05-14T12:20:09-05:00 May 17th, 2018|Comments Off on Galileo: Science, Scriptures & the Book Of Nature
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  • Galileo Galilei: Selected Writings
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    Galileo Galilei: Selected Writings

Galileo Galilei: Selected Writings

This public lecture will place the Pisan scientist squarely within the picture of early modern European civilization, providing an introduction to some of his selected writings. Galileo’s books had an enormous role in defining modern science as we now understand it, while at the same time fracturing the boundaries among science, religion, and society in [...]

By marcom| 2018-01-31T14:06:52-06:00 February 1st, 2018|Comments Off on Galileo Galilei: Selected Writings
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  • Enjoying Opera
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    Enjoying Opera

Enjoying Opera

Do you enjoy opera? Are you curious about the birth of opera and why it is mostly Italian? Would you like to hear a synopsis of the evolution of the Italian melodramma, while listening to its beautiful music? Does a no stress environment where you can get the feel of how the voice is trained [...]

By marcom| 2019-09-03T12:42:25-05:00 April 30th, 2017|Comments Off on Enjoying Opera
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  • NEW DATE – Science and culture in the Italian Renaissance
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    NEW DATE – Science and culture in the Italian Renaissance

NEW DATE – Science and culture in the Italian Renaissance

The new date for this event is January 22.   A lecture by DANIELE MACUGLIA, University of Chicago Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine With this meeting we will immerse in Renaissance life, with a special eye to the flowering of science. We will learn about Galileo, the Copernican Revolution, intricate [...]

By marcom| 2017-01-10T10:54:17-06:00 January 22nd, 2017|Comments Off on NEW DATE – Science and culture in the Italian Renaissance
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  • Leonardo da Vinci, war engineer
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    Leonardo da Vinci, war engineer

Leonardo da Vinci, war engineer

A lecture by DANIELE MACUGLIA, University of Chicago Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine After the success of the first lecture, Daniele is back with more interesting stories about the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. Delving into the notebooks by Leonardo, this class will offer an overview of the basic [...]

By marcom| 2016-10-10T01:11:58-05:00 November 13th, 2016|Comments Off on Leonardo da Vinci, war engineer
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  • Leonardo da Vinci, painter and sculptor
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    Leonardo da Vinci, painter and sculptor

Leonardo da Vinci, painter and sculptor

A lecture by DANIELE MACUGLIA, University of Chicago Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine After the success of the first lecture, Daniele is back with more interesting stories about the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. This lecture will involve an overview of some significant artworks by Leonardo da Vinci. We will [...]

By marcom| 2016-10-16T15:04:29-05:00 October 16th, 2016|Comments Off on Leonardo da Vinci, painter and sculptor
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  • The colors of Antarctica, a travel through the rainbow
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    The colors of Antarctica, a travel through the rainbow

The colors of Antarctica, a travel through the rainbow

Jean Marc Christille will expose his life experience in the Concordia station, a base located in the middle of the Antarctic hinterland and run by a combined Italian and French crew who has develop an innovative telescope sensitive to the infrared radiations.   Abstract: Jean Marc Christille, young astrophysic researcher born and based in a small [...]

By marcom| 2016-08-03T16:32:06-05:00 August 12th, 2016|Comments Off on The colors of Antarctica, a travel through the rainbow
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