Florence and Science - The Invention of the World: Six Lectures on History and Science

Area:	Institute
Start:	21 March 2010
End:	9 May 2010
Description:	As part of the initiative "Firenze Scienza", the Comune di Firenze promotes its annual successful series called "Lezioni di Storia" (History Lessons) from March 21 to May 9, 2010. Conceived and organized by Editori Laterza, these six 'lectiones magistrales' will be held by leading scholars and cover facts and events ranging from science to philosophy, literature, engineering and geography. A limited number of seats will be reserved for Firenze Scienza Card holders, which is the ticket valid for the four different exhibitions hosted at the Museum of the History of Science, the Natural History Museum's Zoological Section, Palazzo Medici Riccardi and the Physics Cabinet of the Science and Technology Foundation. The lesson scheduled for April 11 will be held by Professor Galluzzi, the IMSS director, and will be entitled "Lo sguardo del genio: Leonardo e la fiamma della candela" (The Observations of a Genius: Leonardo and the Candle's Flame).
Link:	www.imss.fi.it/news/ifirenze_e_la_scienza.html

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