The Institute and Museum of the History of Science at the Festival of Creativity

Area:	Institute
Start:	23 October 2008
End:	26 October 2008
Description:	The Institute and Museum of the History of Science participated in the 3rd edition of the Festival of Creativity, promoted by the Regione Toscana and the Fondazione Sistema Toscana, with a workshop entitled "Provando e riprovando. Incontro con Galileo" (Testing and Re-testing. Meeting with Galileo). The activity, illustrating the use of antique scientific instruments, aimed at bringing to the children Galilean discoveries by highlighting the different view points of Pisan scientist and Egnazio Danti, an illustrious cosmographer, who worked at court for Cosimo I until the year of the Gran Duke's death in 1574.
Link:	www.festivaldellacreativita.it/en

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