History of Astronomy Course
6 ECTS 48 hour frontal lectures, in presence and on-line taught by Prof. Amedeo Balbi and Prof. Francesco Berrilli
The history of astronomy provides a perfect example of the circular relationship between gaps in knowledge, science, innovation, new technologies and new science.
The search for answers to fundamental questions about the cosmos has driven innovations in tools, methods, and theories, leading to new scientific discoveries, which in turn raise further questions and insights. The course History of Astronomy has been created specifically for WP5 of Universeh.
It will start on March 2025. The course is open to students of all disciplines. 6 ECTS, 48 hours of lectures (hybrid teaching) on Giants and instruments of the field.
Amedeo Balbi is an Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. The author of over 100 scientific papers, his research spans a broad range of topics in theoretical astrophysics.
Currently, his primary focus lies in the rapidly expanding multidisciplinary field of astrobiology, for which he teaches a course in the master's degree program in Physics. He is also deeply interested in the history and philosophy of science, teaching History of Astronomy as part of the Physics degree curriculum.
Beyond academia, he is a highly engaged science communicator and the author of several best-selling popular science books. His contributions to science communication have earned him prestigious awards, including the Premio Nazionale di Divulgazione Scientifica (2015), the Premio Asimov (2021), the Premio Galileo (2023) and the Premio Lacchini (2024).
Francesco Berrilli is full professor at the Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata where she holds the courses of of Sun and Space Weather. He is Member of National Lyncean Academy. He began his career at Institute of Plasma Physics in the field of IR astrophysics.
From 1990 he is experimental solar/space astrophysicist and has been involved in the acquisition systems and data calibration pipeline for various ground-based interferometers and is leader of various WPs of the European Solar Telescope (EST). He is PI of the ADAHELI and SunCubeOne solar mission projects for the study of solar activity and space weather.
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- Pubblicato il : 10/03/2025 Modificato il : 10/03/2025