XLII National Congress of the Italian Society for the History of Physics and Astronomy

Session

Collections, exhibitions and material culture for the history of physics and astronomy

28 Sept 2022, 11:10

Conveners

Collections, exhibitions and material culture for the history of physics and astronomy: Part 1

• Roberto Mantovani (University of Urbino Carlo Bo)

Collections, exhibitions and material culture for the history of physics and astronomy: Part 2

• Anna Giatti

18. A possible future for the Physics Museums in Italy: the National Museum System

Corradini, Elena (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia)

28/09/2022, 11:10

sisfa 2022

I propose to present the significant opportunity for Physics Museums in Italy to become part of the National Museum System. The System, established by Decree 113/2018 of the then Ministry of Cultural Heritage (MIBACT), now MIC, envisages the creation of an inclusive network of cultural sites that includes state-owned museums and cultural places, as well as museums and places not belonging to...

63. About the collections and exhibitions of physics and astronomy at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan (MUST)

Iannone, Vincenzo (Fondazione Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci)

28/09/2022, 11:35

sisfa 2022

In 1955, two years after the inauguration of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in Milan, the Physics Section opened with the three galleries Ottica, Elettricità and Apparecchi storico-didattici. The Physics Section exhibited a good part of the material sent on display at the Chicago Expo in 1933 by the CNR and donated to the Museum in 1947, and of the collection of didactic instruments of the...

42. A "Cosmic Touch": a project for the enhancement of INAF's historical astronomical atlases

Gasperini, Antonella (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

28/09/2022, 12:00

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The astronomical observatories are the most ancient scientific institutions in Italy. They preserve a significant heritage of star atlases and cartographic maps. Two projects led by INAF: Touch-Sky (funded by the Ministry of Education) and Cosmic Pages (by a PRIN INAF), aim to identify a particularly relevant group of atlases and rare and valuable books to show a clear view of the...

3. Rossi’s coincidence circuit: a reconstruction for educational purposes, with period instruments

Straulino, Samuele (Università di Firenze)

29/09/2022, 09:45

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The Path of Science in Arcetri is being set up: it is a museum itinerary on the hill of Arcetri, near Florence, which includes the old headquarters of the Physics Department of the University, the National Institute of Optics (INO), the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (OAA-INAF) and the Villa, where Galileo spent the last years of his life.
As part of this project, a small museum will be...

38. Ancient collection of scientific instruments from Franciscan’s didactic laboratories in Umbria: how Franciscan friars taught physics and astronomy from the early 19th century until now.

Frigo, Andrea

29/09/2022, 10:10

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Monteripido Convent in Perugia collected scientific instruments from schools’ laboratories placed in the different Franciscan convents in Umbria for decades. Friars used to teach science (physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology…) for a long time, from the early 19th century to the present day and before the extensive development of public high schools. We will discover the ancient treasures...

61. Astronomy and Physics in the photographs of the National Exhibition of the History of Science of 1929

Dr Addabbo, Claudia (Univeristy of Pisa)

29/09/2022, 10:35

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The First National Exhibition of the History of Science, held in Florence from May to November 1929, was a significant moment in the long and complex process of enhancing and protecting the Italian scientific heritage, as well as an important opportunity to celebrate the scientific and technological primacy of Italy.
Among the sciences covered at the exhibition, Astronomy and Physics...

67. Assemblea generale

32. Paper devices: scientific instruments in the Ancient Book Collection of the Sacro Convento Library in Assisi

Capitanucci, Paolo (Istituto Superiore di Scienze Religiose Assisi)

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As is well known, Franciscans have been interested in and often directly concerned with science over the centuries. Many wrote treatises on astronomy, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and medicine, demonstrating competence and originality. Regarding astronomy, in particular, famous members of the Order, from John Peckham and Pietro Gallego to Ilario Altobelli and Teofilo Bruni, wrote about it...