Name: XLV National Congress of the Italian Society for the History of Physics and Astronomy
Start: 2025-09-09T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-12T14:30:00+02:00
Location: DIFI-Università di Genova

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

from Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (9:00 AM) to Friday, September 12, 2025 (2:30 PM)

Monday, September 8, 2025
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

9:00 AM Registrazioni / Registration

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Saluti istituzionali di benvenuto / Welcome
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:30 AM Saluti istituzionali di benvenuto / Welcome - Ferrando, Riccardo (DIrettore DIFI - Università di Genova) Taiuti, Marco (Direttore INFN - Sezione di Genova) Zanini, Valeria (Presidente SISFA) Zerbi, Filippo Maria (INAF-Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica)
9:45 AM Dalla Vecchia Teoria dei Quanti alla Meccanica Quantistica / From the Old Quantum Theory to Quantum Mechanics
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:45 AM Angelo Pagano (1956-2024): In Memory - Pirrone, Sara (INFN - Sezione di Catania) Pagano, Emanuele (INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud)
10:25 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM
10:55 AM Dalla Vecchia Teoria dei Quanti alla Meccanica Quantistica / From the Old Quantum Theory to Quantum Mechanics
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

10:55 AM Italian Physicists and the Birth of Quantum Mechanics: From the Stark–Lo Surdo Effect (1913) to 1938 - Robotti, Nadia (Centro Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi, Roma)

11:35 AM Heisenberg’s 1925 “Umdeutung” Paper: A Commented Translation from the Physicist’s Perspective - Giliberti, Marco (Università degli studi di Milano)

12:00 PM "Alchemy", in Our Time - La Rana, Adele (Sapienza University of Rome & INFN, Rome 1 Division)
12:25 PM Musei, Archivi e Strumentazione scientifica di fisica e astronomia in Italia e nel mondo / Museums, Archives, and Scientific Instruments of Physics and Astronomy in Italy and Abroad
12:25 PM - 1:05 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

12:25 PM The Scientific Instrument Collection of the 'Giovanni Boato' Museum, Department of Physics, University of Genova - Mantovani, Roberto (Università di Urbino)
1:05 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:05 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

2:30 PM The Dependence of Time on the Electromagnetic Field in the Interpretation of Lorentz Transformations - Giannetto, Enrico (Università di Bergamo)

2:55 PM The Forgotten History of Weak Isospin - Rossi, Paolo (Dipartimento di Fisica - Università di Pisa)
3:20 PM SISFA Prize

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: Aula Magna

3:50 PM Coffe break
Coffe break
3:50 PM - 4:25 PM

5:15 PM Visit to Galata Museo del mare

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:00 AM Dalla Vecchia Teoria dei Quanti alla Meccanica Quantistica / From the Old Quantum Theory to Quantum Mechanics
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:00 AM What Is Quantum Mechanics? Revisiting a Neglected Historical Path - Zanghì, Pierantonio (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova)
9:40 AM Dalla Vecchia Teoria dei Quanti alla Meccanica Quantistica / From the Old Quantum Theory to Quantum Mechanics
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:40 AM On First Looking into Bohr-Rosenfeld for Quantum Gravity - Furlan, Stefano (Universiteit Utrecht)

10:05 AM Bohr and Heisenberg: Debate on the γ-Ray Microscope - Bolzonetti, Noemi (Utrecht University)

10:30 AM From Continuity to Complementarity: Tracing the Conceptual Foundations of Bohr’s Quantum Framework - Passaro, Marina (Utrecht university)
Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Room: Aula 603
Contributions

9:40 AM Anachronisms in the History of Science: The Secret Face of Isaac Newton - Costa, Matteo (Università Sapienza di Roma)

10:05 AM Voices Through the Wires: The Reception and Experimentation of Bell's Telephone in Italy, 1877–1878 - Mantovani, Roberto (University of Urbino Carlo Bo)
10:55 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM
11:25 AM Musei, Archivi e Strumentazione scientifica di fisica e astronomia in Italia e nel mondo / Museums, Archives, and Scientific Instruments of Physics and Astronomy in Italy and Abroad
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

11:25 AM Scientific and Technical Collections (PST) between Cataloguing and Storytelling: Synergies among MIC, University and Secondary Schools in the Ligurian Territory - Maltese, Stefano (MIC - Ministero della Cultura, SABAP città metropolitana di Genova e provincia della Spezia) Vinardi, Monica (MIC - Ministero della Cultura, SABAP città metropolitana di Genova e provincia della Spezia)
12:05 PM Musei, Archivi e Strumentazione scientifica di fisica e astronomia in Italia e nel mondo / Museums, Archives, and Scientific Instruments of Physics and Astronomy in Italy and Abroad
12:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

12:05 PM Rethinking an Eighteenth-Century Observatory: The New Exhibition at the Specola Museum in Bologna - Rossi, Elisabetta (Università di Bologna)

12:30 PM The Astronomical and Copernican Museum: From the Original Collection to Later Developments - Verduci, Domenica (Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche 'Enrico Fermi' e Università di Bologna 'Alma Mater Studiorum')

12:55 PM The Origins of the Physics Cabinet of the University of Naples - Del Monte, Rosanna (Museo di Fisica Università di Napoli Federico II)
Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
12:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: Aula 603
Contributions

12:05 PM South-risk, South-safety: The Lightning Rod in Naples - Gargano, Mauro (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

12:30 PM Meteorological Observations in Naples in the 19th Century: The Data Collection of the Real Gabinetto Fisico - Naddeo, Adele (INFN, Sezione di Napoli)

12:55 PM Two Centuries of Meteorological Observations in Foggia - De Frenza, Lucia (SISFA)
1:20 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:20 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

2:30 PM The History of Physics Contribution to Physics Education: The Experience of Module T6 of the Master IDIFO2426 - Michelini, Marisa Balzano, Emilio (Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli) Esposito, Salvatore (Dipartimento di Fisica "Ettore Pancini", Università di Napoli Federico II & INFN Sezione di Napoli) Giliberti, Marco (Università degli studi di Milano) La Rana, Adele (Sapienza University of Rome) Leone, Matteo (University of Turin) Straulino, Samuele (Università di Firenze)
3:20 PM Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy
3:20 PM - 4:35 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

3:20 PM From Galileo to Hawking: How Analogies Have Influenced Astronomical Thought and Its Scientific Communication - Macchia, Giovanni (University of Urbino)

3:45 PM The Critical Inertia of Teaching the Principle of Inertia - Cerreta, Pietro (Associazione ScienzaViva, Calitri)

4:10 PM Precipitation Measurement by Analog Rain Gauges: Historical Aspects and Application to Interdisciplinary Workshops for Lower Secondary School - Telesio, Francesca (Istituto Comprensivo Teglia, Università degli Studi di Genova)
Musei, Archivi e Strumentazione scientifica di fisica e astronomia in Italia e nel mondo / Museums, Archives, and Scientific Instruments of Physics and Astronomy in Italy and Abroad
3:20 PM - 4:35 PM
Room: Aula 603
Contributions

3:20 PM A Case of (Hidden) Identity: Ralph Greatorex’s Sundial as a Dividing Engine - Rocca, Luca (Università di Pisa)

3:45 PM Symbol, Political Tool, Failed Innovation: The Strange Case of the Torlonia Telescope at the Osservatorio del Campidoglio - Macaluso, Tiziana (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

4:10 PM Technological Innovation for the Valorization of Astronomical Heritage: The New Multimedia Installation of the "La Specola" Museum in Padua - Di Giacomo, Federico (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
4:35 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
4:35 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Sisfa General Assembly

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: Aula Magna

8:45 PM Social Dinner

8:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Thursday, September 11, 2025
9:00 AM Musei, Archivi e Strumentazione scientifica di fisica e astronomia in Italia e nel mondo / Museums, Archives, and Scientific Instruments of Physics and Astronomy in Italy and Abroad
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:00 AM The Wild-Hofmann Polaristrobometer: A Nineteenth-Century Breakthrough in Optical Sugar Analysis - Lovisetti, Luisa (Università degli Studi di Milano)

9:25 AM Belinograph, the Ancestor of the Facsimile: Its Role in the Transmission of Still Images - Casi, Fausto (SISFA)

9:50 AM The Fast Analogue Computer of the Milan Relativistic Cyclotron - Gariboldi, Leonardo (Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli")
Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
9:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Aula 605
Contributions

9:00 AM The First Fresnel Memoir - Ganci, Salvatore (none)

9:25 AM Agostino Codazzi: Scientific-Military Architect in the Construction of Venezuela and Colombia - Verrilli Hernandez, David (Universidad Central de Venezuela)

9:50 AM Francesco Orioli: A Multifaceted Physicist in the Early Italian Renaissance - Sanchini, Giampaolo (MIM - Università di Perugia - Ordine dei Chimici e dei Fisici di Roma)
10:40 AM Coffe Break
Coffe Break
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

11:10 AM Reenactment and the History of Natural Philosophy: Scientific Educational Games from the 17th to the 19th Century - Ampollini, Ilaria (Università degli Studi di Ferrara)
11:50 AM Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy
11:50 AM - 1:05 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

11:50 AM From Experiments to Concepts, from Theories to Experiments: Toward a Circular and Historical-Epistemological Didactics of Contemporary Physics - Salvia, Stefano (University of Pisa)

12:15 PM The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Analogy in the Natural Sciences and Their Public Dissemination: The Case of Gravitational Waves - Adamo, Angelo (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

12:40 PM The Militancy of the Dedalo Publishing House in Bari: il Manifesto, Sapere and More - Romano, Luigi (Università degli Studi di Bari)
Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
11:50 AM - 1:05 PM
Room: Aula 605
Contributions

11:50 AM Maria Kahanovicz: The Brief Scientific Adventure of the First Female Professor at the University of Bari - Campanile, Benedetta (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro)

12:15 PM The Polymer Model in Early 20th Century Physics - Gasco, Enrico (Zirak)

12:40 PM Joint Commitment Model as a Tool for Understanding Scientific Collaboration: The Case of Nuclear Fusion Research - Guzzardi, Luca (Università degli Studi di Milano)
1:05 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:05 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 anni dalla nascita / Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 Years After his Birth
2:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

2:30 PM Opening Cassini's Session - Marano, Bruno (Presidente Comitato Celebrazioni Cassiniane) Passerone, Alberto (Assessore Comune Perinaldo)

3:00 PM Giovanni Domenico Cassini and Astronomy in his Bolognese Years: 1649-1669 - Bònoli, Fabrizio (Università di Bologna)

3:40 PM Cassini at the Observatoire Royal: Adapting the Building to Astronomers' Practices - Deias, Dalia (Université de Bordeaux, Laboratoire SPH, EHESS-Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre Alexandre Koyré)
4:20 PM Coffe Break
Coffe Break
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM Dialogo tra storia, didattica e divulgazione in fisica e astronomia / Dialogue Between History, Teaching and Dissemination in Physics and Astronomy
4:50 PM - 5:40 PM
Room: Aula 605
Contributions

4:50 PM Astronomy as Cultural Heritage: Educational Engagement Across Generations at the Regional Astronomical Observatory of the Antola Park - Monticelli, Moreno (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))

5:15 PM Introducing NOCTIS: A Coordinated Network of Small Telescopes - Sangaletti, Leonardo (Università di Genova)
Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 anni dalla nascita / Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 Years After his Birth
4:50 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

4:50 PM In Search of Longitude at Sea: The Tables of Jupiter's Satellites from Galileo to Vincenzo Renieri - Truffa, Giancarlo (Member of SISFA)

5:15 PM “Una di telescopi, di lettere e di stelle in movimento”: The Comet Dispute between Cassini, Viviani and Riccioli - Bercigli, Erika (Università degli Studi di Bologna)

5:40 PM Cassini on the Long Time, between Practical Astronomy, Instrumentation and Metrology - Schiavon, Martina (Laboratoire Temps Espace (LTE) - Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université de Lille, LNE, CNRS)

6:05 PM The Age of Cassini: The Marriage of Historiography and Iconography in a 18th-Century Painting in Palazzo Patrizi-Montoro. - Gandolfi, Giangiacomo (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
5:40 PM Storia della fisica e dell'astronomia / History of Physics and Astronomy
5:40 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Aula 605
Contributions

5:40 PM Studies on Symmetry in Theoretical Physics: The Universal Validity of Curie’s Principle and Noether’s Theorem - Drago, Antonino (Dept. Physical Sciences, University Federico II Naples)

6:05 PM At Home in a Super-Copernican Cosmos, Part III: The Big Bang Is Now - Puleio, Daniele (Pontificia Università Lateranense)
Friday, September 12, 2025
9:00 AM La Fisica e il Mare: conoscere, navigare, esplorare / Physics and the Sea: Knowing, Sailing, Exploring
9:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

9:00 AM Navigation after ‘The Longitude Problem’: Instruments and Innovation in 19th- and 20th-Century Seafaring - Nall, Joshua (Whipple Museum of the History of Science, University of Cambridge)

9:40 AM The Climate Crisis and Its Sentinels - Palazzi, Elisa (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Torino)

10:20 AM Antonio Maria Jaci: A Competitor for the British Prize for Determining Longitude at Sea - Tuscano, Maria Luisa (Associata INAF-OAPA; SISFA)

10:45 AM KM3NeT: Deep-sea Neutrinos - Badaracco, Francesca (Università di Genova)
11:10 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
11:40 AM Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 anni dalla nascita / Gian Domenico Cassini: 400 Years After his Birth
11:40 AM - 12:50 PM
Room: Aula Magna
Contributions

11:40 AM The Incomparable Historian: In Memory of John Lewis Heilbron (1934-2023) - Gattei, Stefano (Università di Trento) Gambaro, Ivana (DAFIST University of Genova)

12:10 PM The Meridian Line of the Meridian Hall of the Genoa University Palace - Candito, Cristina (Università di Genova) Riva, Walter (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF)) Scelsi, Valter (Università di Genova)
12:50 PM Conclusioni / Final Remarks and Farewell

12:50 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Aula Magna

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