Galileo 450th Anniversary

The Robert S. Cohen Forum

Galileo 450th Anniversary*

1pm – 4pm Friday, October 17th, 2014
Photonics Colloquium Room (906) 9th floor
8 St. Mary’s Street, Boston, MA 02215

Galileo and the Laws of Nature
    Dan Garber Philosophy, Princeton University

The Galilean Tradition and Newtonian Mechanics
 Zvi Biener Philosophy, University of Cincinnati

Galileo's Laughter: Knowledge, Play and Consequences
Paula Findlen History, Stanford University

The festivities continue at 5pm with a reception and tour of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments at Harvard University starting in Science Center Room 252, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA. The highlight will be a presentation on “Galileo’s Geometrical and Military Compass: Job Hunting Like an Engineer,” by the Curator, Dr. Sara Schechner. Sponsored by the Harvard Department of the History of Science. Directions at chsi.harvard.edu.

Supported by the Boston University Center for the Humanities.
All CPHS events are free and open to the public