Knowledge of the Universe: The Past, Present and Future
Thu, Apr 29
|Online event
Astronomy is a relatively young science, but its short history, from the 17th century to the present day, is characterized by a growing series of important discoveries.
Ora & Luogo
Apr 29, 2021, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Online event
Informazioni sull'evento
In this evening's meeting, Prof. Francesca Matteucci, a graduate in Physics from the University of Rome, lecturer at the University of Trieste, member of INAF, IAU, Accademia dei Lincei and designated heir of the famous astrophysicist Margherita Hack, will illustrate the various stages in the evolutionary path of Astronomy.
- The birth of astronomy as a science with Galileo
- Einstein's general relativity
- The discovery of the expansion of the universe
- Modern astronomy: the life and death of stars, galaxies and cosmology
- The discoveries of the present
- The great telescopes of the present and the future
- The future: what remains to be discovered
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Event in collaboration with SpaceIsCool, Spazio Penultima Frontiera and Design of the Universe
You can follow the live YouTube broadcast on the Observatory channel