Tag Archives: Italian astronomy
La Signora Delle Stelle Posted by Serena on Mar 8, 2017
Every year for the occasion of La Festa Della Donna (International Women’s Day) I like to write about an Italian woman whose life has been an inspiration to others. This year I’ve chosen renowned astronomer and physicist Margherita Hack. Born in Firenze in 1922 of a Swiss father and Italian mother, Margherita Hack was an…
Luna Di Fragola Posted by Geoff on Jun 24, 2016
Last week I published an article about the gnomone in the Duomo di Firenze, which casts an image of the sun onto an indicator incised into the floor of the cathedral at around midday during the period of the summer solstice. This aroused my curiosity about the phenomenon of the solstice in general, and led…