Conveners
Astronomy and Physics in Perugia: Part 1
- Sara Palmerini (INFN, University of Perugia)
- Mario Squadroni (Presidente Deputazione di Storia Patria per l'Umbria)
- Patrizia Cenci (Direttore INFN Perugia)
Astronomy and Physics in Perugia: Part 2
- Gino Tarozzi (Università degli Studi di Urbino - Fondazione Pedretti)
- Sara Palmerini (INFN, University of Perugia)
Description
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The research lines currently active in the Physics section of the Physics and Geology Department of the University of Perugia will be presented.
These research activities results from the evolution of the skills acquired over the years in the department and rooted in its history.
The crucial role of research institutions (INFN and CNR in particular) in this process will be underlined
Si riassumono la storia passata e la ricerca attuale nel campo dell’Astronomia e dell’Astrofisica presso l’Ateneo Perugino, uno dei più antichi d’Italia, fondato nel 1308. Una storia così lunga non può trascurare eventi rilevanti anche extra-accademici, come quelli che caratterizzarono l’attività del noto astronomo e cartografo Ignazio Danti, ispiratore del calendario gregoriano e munifico...
The history of physics has always accompanied university teachings from the beginning, initially in the form of natural philosophy and gradually over the centuries as an increasingly specialized and autonomous discipline. In the chronology of the University's museums and cabinets, the Physics Cabinet, founded in 1759, holds a respectable place as it is the second university museum after the...
The origin of Physics teaching in Perugia took place long ago. As early as 1730, the physician and mathematician Virgilio Cocchi held a University physics lecture. In 1759, Perugia’s Studium acquired some physics machines from La Sapienza University in Rome, later used to reproduce some innovative “philosophical experiences”. The priest and philosophy lecturer Luca Antonio Pellicciari oversaw...
In this talk I will present the collection of hystorical instruments of the Gabinetto di Fisica of UniPG, whose construction and acquisition spans from the end of the XV century to the first half of the XX century. I will also introduce the new exposition of these instruments that has been recently set up at the first floor of the Physics Dept. building, in coordination with the Science...
