*************************************************************************** * * * ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER FOR THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY * * * * Published by the Working Group for the History of Astronomy * * in the Astronomische Gesellschaft * * * * Number 21, April 28, 1997 * * * * A translation of * * * * ELEKTRONISCHE MITTEILUNGEN ZUR ASTRONOMIEGESCHICHTE * * * * Herausgegeben vom Arbeitskreis Astronomiegeschichte * * in der Astronomischen Gesellschaft * * * * Nr. 21, 25. April 1997 * * * * Redaktion: Dr. Wolfgang R. Dick * * * *************************************************************************** Contents -------- 1. Lectures with relation to history of astronomy at Hamburg, Germany 2. Conference Announcement: Natural Catastrophes during Bronze Age Civilisations: Archaeological, Geological, Astronomical and Cultural Perspectives 3. Conference Announcement: The Science and Technology of Rudolfinian Time 4. Conference Announcement: Philosophy and Imagination 5. Conference Announcement: Guiseppe Toaldo and his Time Imprint ........................................................................... Item 1 ENHA No. 21, April 28, 1997 ........................................................................... Lectures with relation to history of astronomy at Hamburg, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------ Lectures in the framework of the seminars "Recent research on history of science, mathematics, and techology" of the Institute for History of Science, Mathematics, and Techology (Institut fuer Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik) of Hamburg University (Selection) The lectures are held on Mondays at 6 pm in Hoersaal 6 of the Geomatikum (Bundesstrasse 55). 05.05.97 Dipl.-Phys. Juergen Koch (Hamburg): Johann Georg Repsold (1770-1830), a mechanic at Hamburg 12.05.97 Dipl.-Phys. Karsten Baumann (Mainz): The history of the Schott company 02.06.97 Dr. Peter Schiller (Siegen): "History of Sky Lore": A computer program for the calculating historian The responsibility for the programme belongs to Christian Huenemoerder and Jost Weyer. Gerhard Wiesenfeldt Institut fuer Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Technik Bundesstrasse 55, D-20146 Hamburg Tel.: (-49/0)-40-4123-2094/-5263 wiesenfeldt@math.uni-hamburg.de ........................................................................... Item 2 ENHA No. 21, April 28, 1997 ........................................................................... Conference Announcement: ------------------------ NATURAL CATASTROPHES DURING BRONZE AGE CIVILISATIONS: ARCHAEOLOGICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ASTRONOMICAL AND CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES Fitzwilliam College. Cambridge University. 11th-13th July 1997 The SIS Cambridge conference will bring together historians, archaeologists, climatologists and astronomers in order to discuss whether the 'giant comet' hyopothesis brought forward by neo-catastrophist astronomers such as Victor Clube, Bill Napier, Sir Fred Hoyle, David Asher, Mark Bailey, Duncan Steel et al. can be substantiated by the archaeological, climatological and historical record. Archaeology and Geology Ever since Claude Schaeffer published his book "Stratigraphie Comparee et Chronologie L'Asie Occidentale" in 1948, there has been continuous scientific debate about the nature and extent of the destructions of Bronze Age civilisations. Schaeffer claimed that the repeated collapses of Bronze Age cultures were not caused by the action of man but instead by seismic activity. During the last decade, eminent archaeologists have substantiated his claim and have linked destruction layers in Aegean and Near Eastern sites with natural disasters rather than with military conquests. The interpretation, however, which maintains that destruction layers are caused by seismic catastrophes, has been disputed due to the ambiguity of the stratigraphical record. The need for an accurate methodology of verifying the actual cause, extent and synchronicity of Bronze Age destructions is therefore essential. Astronomy Scholars such as Victor Clube, Bill Napier, Mark Bailey, Sir Fred Hoyle, David Asher and Duncan Steel claim that a more 'active' and threatening sky might have caused major cultural changes of Bronze Age civilisations, belief systems and religious rituals. Can the astronomical evidence brought forward by these astronomers be substantiated by historical, archaeological and climatological evidence? Culture In light of new astronomical and archaeological theories and the emergence of scientific neo-catastrophism, it seems necessary to re-assess the origins and cultural implications of apocalyptic religions and catastrophe traditions in ancient mythologies and rituals. In particular, the significant cultural and religious changes at the beginning of the Bronze Age and those which occurred after its final collapse will be re-evaluated. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organising Committee * Prof Mark Bailey (Armagh Observatory) * Prof Trevor Palmer (Nottingham Trent University) * Dr Benny J Peiser (Liverpool John Moores University) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESENTATIONS at the Cambridge Conference Prof Mark E Bailey (Armagh Observatory) Sources and Populations of Near-Earth Objects: Recent Findings and Historical Implications Prof Mike Baillie (Queen's University Belfast) Tree-Ring Evidence for Environmental Disasters during the Bronze Age: Causes and Effects Dr Victor Clube (University of Oxford) Predestination and the Problem of Historical Catastrophism Dr Marie-Agnes Courty (Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon) Abrupt Climate Change around 2200 BC: Stratigraphical and Geochemical Evidence from the Middle East Dr Euan MacKie (Glasgow Museum) The Destruction of Scottish Vitrified Forts ca. 800/700 BC Dr Karen Polinger Foster (Yale University) Volcanic Observations in the Bronze Age Dr Bas van Geel (University of Amsterdam) and Dr Hans Renssen (University of Utrecht) The Impact of Abrupt Climate Change around 2650 BP in North-West Europe: Evidence for Climatic Teleconnections and a Tentative Explanation Prof Gunnar Heinsohn (University of Bremen) The Catastrophic Emergence of Civilisation: The Coming of the Bronze Age Cultures Dr Bruce Masse (University of Hawaii) Earth, Air, Fire, and Water: The Archaeology of Bronze Age Cosmic Catastrophes Prof William Mullen (Bard College) The Agenda of the Milesian School: The Post-Catastrophic Paradigm Shift in Ancient Greece Dr Bill Napier (Armagh Observatory) Cometary Catastrophes, Cosmic Dust and Ecological Disasters in Historical Times Prof Amos Nur (Stanford University) The Collapse of Ancient Societies by Great Earthquakes Prof David Pankenier (Lehigh University) Heaven-sent: Understsanding Disaster in Chinese Mythology and Tradition Dr Benny J Peiser (Liverpool John Moores University) Comparative Stratigraphy of Bronze Age Destruction Layers around the World: Archaeological Evidence and Methodological Problems Prof Gerrit Verschuur (University of Memphis): Our Place in Space: The Implications of Cosmic Catastrophes on Human Thought and Behaviour Prof Irving Wolfe (University of Montreal) The 'Kultursturz' at the Bronze Age-Iron Age Boundary -------------------------------- For further details, contact Dr Benny J Peiser Liverpool John Moores University School of Human Sciences Byrom Street Liverpool L3 3AF United Kingdom Tel +44 151 231 2490 Fax +44 151 298 1261 Email: B.J.Peiser@livjm.ac.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKING/REGISTRATION FORM can be obtained from: The The SIS Secretary, Innisfree, Highsted Valley, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0AD, United Kingdom -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMBRIDGE-CONFERENCE -------------------- The CAMBRIDGE-CONFERENCE is an e-mail network put together by B.J.Peiser@livjm.ac.uk in the run-up of the 2nd SIS Cambridge Conference on "Natural Catastrophes during Bronze Age Civilisations: Archaeological, Geological, Astronomical and Cultural Perspectives". Members of this list include astronomers, archaeologists, climatologists, historians, geologists, sociologists and other people from around the world who will participate or have shown interest in the SIS Cambridge Conference. It is the aim of the CAMBRIDGE-CONFERENCE network to disseminate the latest information related to the multidisciplinary research areas of the forthcoming conference and to keep scholars up to date about related findings, new scientific information and further announcements. In addition, news items, reviews of new publications and media programmes, short articles and related announcements are exchanged among the members of this list. Should you wish to subscribe to this list, please contact B.J.Peiser@livjm.ac.uk ........................................................................... Item 3 ENHA No. 21, April 28, 1997 ........................................................................... Conference Announcement: The Science and Technology of Rudolfinian Time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM The Science and Technology of Rudolfinian Time PRAGUE, AUGUST 24-28, 1997 Announcement - February 1997 The exhibition R u d o l f I I a n d P r a g u e will take place starting at the end of May and continue until the beginning of September 1997. The exhibition is organized to have sites all over the beautiful city of Prague with its main site at the Prague Castle. The Society for the History of Science and Technology in the Czech Republic together with The National Technical Museum in Prague, with support from the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science / Division History of Science and the Czech Committee of ICOM, have organized the International Symposium intended to cover the problems of scientific and technological development in Europe during the late Rennaissance. Special guided excursion will be organized for participants of the symposium. Date and Place: August 24 - 28, 1977 National Technical Museum, Prague (Czech Republic) Kostelni 42, 170 78 Praha 7 Languages: English and German Deadline for Application and Contribution Abstract: A p r i l 20, 1997 All speakers and contributors are asked to submit an abstract (about 100 - 120 words) in either camera ready form or on floppy discs in ASCII or WORD format. A booklet of abstracts will be distributed during the symposium .Organizers would like to publish submited papers up to the end of 1997. Deadline for their contribution (in form similar to abstracts) is August 28. Registration Fee (Deadline May 30) : The registration fee is 2500 CK (includes lunches on August 25th-28th, excursion and symposium parties). Fee for accompanying persons is 1800 CK. For late payment the fee is 3000 CK, and 2200 CK for accompanying persons. The exchange rate of the Czech Krown is stable against the German Mark (approximately 1 DEM to 17 CK) and the USD (approximately 1USD to 28 CK). We apologize in advance for not accepting credit cards. Please send your check or money order in CK to: Ceska sporitelna a.s., Jugoslavska 19, 120 00 Praha 2 c/o Spolecnost pro dejiny ved a techniky account #: 391359-028/0800 (R II) Registration of participants begins on August 24th from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on August 25th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Technical Museum in Prague. Location and Accommodation: The symposium will be hosted by the National Technical Museum (NTM) in Prague. The sessions will take place in the Auditorium of the main NTM building at Kostelni 42, Prague 7. The NTM is located in the central part of Prague and can be reached by public transportation at the tram station Letenske namesti. From the Main (Wilson) Railway Station or Masaryk Station you can take the number 26 tram which goes directly to Letenske namesti; or take Metro C to station Vltavska and then numbers 1, 8, 25 trams. From Holesovice-Railway-Station take Metro C to Vltavska as well. From Airportbus-stop Dejvicka with number 26 tram. If you choose to take privat transportation, there are several attended parking lots near the NTM. A list of hotels near the NTM (5-10 min walk) and their prices are listed below. These hotels accept VISA, American Express and other major international credit cards. Please, make your own reservation by letter or fax. Note please, that August is very busy for hotels in Prague, so we advise you to book your reservations early in the Spring ! For participants who wish to be accomodated in well equiped student hostels we shall prepare also some rooms which are relative cheap but are placed about 20-30 min. to NTM with tram. Hotels Phone & Fax Single/Night Double/Night SPLENDID,Ovenecka 33 ++422 373351(ph) 1500 CK 2100 CK 170 00 Praha 7 382312(f) ($ 55) ($ 77) BELVEDERE,M.Horakove 19 ++422 374741(ph) 2350 CK 3150 CK 170 00 Praha 7 370355(f) ($ 86) ($ 115) 379447(f) PARKHOTEL,Veletrzni 20 ++422 24312376(ph) 3061 CK 3760 CK 170 00 Praha 7 20132862(ph) ($ 112) ($ 138) 24316180(f) ALBATROS - botel ++422 24810936(ph) 1500 CK 2200 CK Nabrezi L.Svobody 24811214(f) ($ 55) ($ 88) Praha 2 The second symposium announcement with the preliminary symposium programme will be sent in June The Science and Technology of Rudolfinian Time Application form (Deadline: April 20, 1997) Name:........................................................... Address to which the second announcement should be sent: ................................................................ Phone:..................... Fax: ............................. E - mail: ...................... I will attend the symposium with / without submitting a paper: ................................................................ I will use: slides, overhead projector, video.................... Accompanying persons:............................................ ................................................................ I have included the registration fee.........(for.....persons) through the bank ................................................ with money order / check Nr: .................................... on ..../...../1997 to Ceska Sporitelna. Abstract of my paper: Contact address: Jaroslav Folta, "R-II" fax: ++ (42 2) 379151 National Technical Museum E-mail:iso@ntm.anet.cz Kostelni 42, Cz-170 78 Praha 7 med@ntm.anet.cz Czech Republic ........................................................................... Item 4 ENHA No. 21, April 28, 1997 ........................................................................... Conference Announcement: Philosophy and Imagination --------------------------------------------------- Call for papers: PHILOSOPHY AND THE IMAGINATION Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York October 24 - 26, 1997 The ALEXANDRIA journal is organizing a panel of papers on "Philosophy and the Imagination" at the sixteenth annual conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy and Social Thought, which will be held at the State University of New York, Binghamton, October 24 - 26, 1997. Potential topics for papers include but are not limited to the following: * Allegory, myth, and symbolism in ancient or medieval philosophy * Imagination as a unifying dimension of human experience * Imagination, myth, and epistemology * Iconography, philosophy, and the liberal arts Proposals for the panel should be sent before May 25, 1997 to: David Fideler, ALEXANDRIA, PO Box 6114, Grand Rapids, MI 49516 Email: phanes@cris.com Updates and abstracts will appear on our web page at: http://www.cosmopolis.com/files/imagination.html Please forward this call for papers to any relevant discussion groups or interested parties. ........................................................................... Item 5 ENHA No. 21, April 28, 1997 ........................................................................... Conference Announcement: Guiseppe Toaldo and his Time ----------------------------------------------------- First announcement February 1997 GIUSEPPE TOALDO AND HIS TIME (1719-1797) In the death bicentenary November 10-14, 1997 Padova, Italy SCIENCE AND ENLIGHTNMENT BETWEEN VENETO AND EUROPE PROMOTERS: Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Dipartimento di Astronomia dell'Universita' di Padova Centro per la Storia dell'UniversitA' di Padova Accademia Patavina di scienze, lettere ed arti C.N.R., I.C.T.M.A. Settore climatologia e microclimatologia (PD) Seminario Vescovile di Padova SCIENTIFIC-ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: ENRICO BELLONE, Universita' di Padova DARIO CAMUFFO, C.N.R., I.C.T.M.A. Settore climatologia e microclimatologia (PD) PAOLO CASINI, Universita' "La Sapienza" di Roma TREVOR DAVIES, University of East Anglia, Norwich PIERO DEL NEGRO, Universita' di Padova GASTON DEMAREE, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Brussels DIETRICH von ENGELHARDT, Universita' di Lubecca ANTONIO LEPSCHY, Universita' di Padova GIUSEPPE ONGARO, Accademia Patavina di scienze, lettere ed arti LUISA PIGATTO, Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova MARIA LAURA SOPPELSA, Centro per la Storia dell'Universita' di Padova GIUSEPPE ZANON, Seminario Vescovile di Padova *************************************************************************** PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE The objective of the Conference is to celebrate the Bicentenary of the death of Giuseppe Toaldo. Toaldo was born at Pianezze, near Marostica(Vicenza), in 1719, and completed his education in the famous episcopal Seminary of Padua. At the age of 25 he was responsible for printing the works of Galileo in the "Tipografia del Seminario", adding many notes in the Dialogo from Galileo's original handwritten copy in the Seminary Library. He was appointed Rural dean of Montegalda near Vicenza from 1752 until 1764, when he was made Professor of Astronomy, Geography and Meteorology at the University of Padua. He was charged by the Senate of the Republic of Venice with the task of designing and overseeing the building of the astronomical Specola of the University. The works started in 1767, and finished ten years later. Toaldo became the first director of the Astronomical Observatory where, besides starting astronomical observations, he continued the daily meteorological observations he had begun in 1766, extending those initiated by Giovanni Poleni in 1725. These observations continued as an official activity of the Observatory until the 1940s. Toaldo was one of the few Italian scientists known throughout Europe. His "Saggio Meteorologico" of 1770 - in which he evaluated meteorology as a science - and his essay "La meteorologia applicata all'agricoltura" in 1774 (which won the Prize of the Royal Society of Montpellier) brought him much approbation. Enthused by the discoveries of Franklin, in 1773 Toaldo installed a lightning-conductor on the Observatory Tower, the first such installation on a public building in the Venetian Republic. In 1776, he installed another on the bell-tower of "San Marco" in Venice, followed by another on the old University Tower in 1777, until in 1778, the Venetian Senate decreed similar installations on all Warehouses in the Republic Domain. Amongst Toaldo's scientific legacies is the "Astro-meteorological Journal", which he started in 1773, and which was continued to 1848 by his successors as Director of the Astronomical Observatory, Chiminello and Santini. SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATION The subject of "Toaldo and His Time" embraces the history of the eighteenth-century cultural institutions of which he was a member, or with which he came into contact in Italy and Europe; and those branches of science to which he contributed or in which he corresponded, in the Age of Enlightenment. The Man and the Scientist will be appreciated by considering his relationships with friends, teachers, correspondents and pupils. Toaldo was in contact with some of the most influential figures in the Republic of Venice, evidenced by him completing and equipping the Astronomical Observatory. Consequently, the timing of the Conference - coinciding with the Veneto-wide celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Fall of the Republic of Venice, just months before the death of Toaldo - is most apposite. The Conference will be arranged into sessions, with oral contributions lasting for 15-20 minutes. The Conference languages will be Italian and English. *************************************************************************** REGISTRATION Please compile the Registration form herewith included with the title for your oral contribution. Send please your form via fax or by E-mail within May 31, 1997 to the Conference Office. The Registration will be closed July 31, 1997. Please include a short abstract of your contribution. PROCEEDINGS You will be able to book the Proceedings during the Conference by payment of a fair account to be arranged. Only the contributions presented during the Conference in a 3.5 inch floppy (Word 6.0 version or compatible) will be published. ACCOMODATION Information will be sent later. CONFERENCE OFFICE Luisa Pigatto - CONVEGNO TOALDO - c/o Osservatorio Astronomico Vicolo dell'Osservatorio, 5 - 35122 PADOVA - ITALY Tel. / Phone (49) 8293469//Fax (49) 8759840 // E-Mail Toaldo@astrpd.pd.astro.it THE INFORMATION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE WWW URL: http://www.pd.astro.it/toaldo *************************************************************************** Official languages: English and Italian with simultaneous translation in English PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME (i.e. before the appearance of the first announcement; this is the first call for contributions) Introductory Session Giuseppe Toaldo: a biographic profil(LEONIDA ROSINO) Toaldo e le scienze venete (Toaldo and venetian Sciences) (M. LAURA SOPPELSA) Giuseppe Toaldo tra Galileo e l'eta' newtoniana (Giuseppe Toaldo between Galileo and the newtonian age) (PAOLO CASINI) La politica scientifico-culturale della Repubblica di Venezia nella 2a meta del Settecento (Scientific-cultural politic of the Republic of Venice in the 2nd half of 18th century) (PIERO DEL NEGRO) Session 1 TEACHERS, FRIENDS, CORRESPONDENTS AND PUPILS OF TOALDO La formazione scientifica del giovane Toaldo: i maestri (The scientific formation of young Toaldo: the teachers) (UGO BALDINI) Il carteggio di Giuseppe Toaldo alla Biblioteca comunale di Siena (Correspondence of Giuseppe Toaldo at the Municipal Library of Siena) (MARIO DI GREGORIO) Vincenzo Chiminello allievo dello zio Toaldo (Vincenzo Chiminello pupil of the uncle Toaldo) (MICHELA ZAUPA) Antonio Vallisneri jr. e Giuseppe Toaldo (SANDRA CASELLATO) Session 2 CULTURAL INSTITUTION IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY La struttura e l'organizzazione dell'Universita di Padova nella 2a meta del Settecento (Structure and organization of the Padua University in the 2nd half of 18th century) (M. CECILIA GHETTI) L'Accademia patavina di scienze, lettere ed arti ai tempi del Toaldo (The Padua Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts at the Toaldo's time) (PAOLO PRETO) Il Seminario vescovile di Padova nel Settecento (The Episcopal Seminary of Padua in the 18th century) (FILIBERTO AGOSTINI) Toaldo e la stampa padovana nel Settecento (Toaldo and the Press in Padua in the 18th century) (MARCO CALLEGARI) Session 3 ASTRONOMY AND ITS INSTRUMENTS, CORRELATE SCIENCES (GEODESIE, GEOGRAPHIE ETC.) AND PUBLIC OBSERVATORIES IN THE 18TH CENTURY L'evoluzione degli strumenti di osservazione astronomica nel Settecento (Evolution of intruments for the astronomical observations in the 18th century)(FABRIZIO BONOLI) L'insegnamento dell'astronomia all'Università di Padova nel Settecento (Teaching of astronomy at the Padua University in the 18th century) (LUISA PIGATTO) Toaldo, Cerato e la fabbrica della Specola astronomica di Padova: un sodalizio esemplare tra astronomo e architetto (Toaldo, Cerato and the Padua Astronomical Observatory building: an exemplary association between astronomer and architect) (ALESSANDRA FERRIGHI) I contributi degli astronomi di Brera alla meccanica celeste nella seconda meta del Settecento (Contributions to the celestial mechanics by Brera's astronomers in the in the 2nd half of 18th century) (PASQUALE TUCCI) L'astronomia nel Regno delle due Sicilie alla fine del XVIII secolo (Astronomy in the Reign of the two Sicilies at the end of 18th century) (GIORGIA FODERA' SERIO) L'insegnamento dell'astronomia nei Collegi dei Gesuiti nel Settecento (Teaching of astronomy in the Jesuit' Colleges in the 18th century) (JUAN CASANOVAS) Le dotazioni scientifiche fiorentine nel tardo Settecento (The scientific endowments of Florence in late 18th century) (MARA MINIATI) The Longitude: a long sought Conquest of the 18th century (MARCELLO PAGLIARI) Session 4 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY IN 18TH CENTURY Il Settecento e le radici della seconda rivoluzione scientifica (The 18th century and the roots of the 2nd scientific Revolution) (ENRICO BELLONE) Giuseppe Toaldo e il conduttore elettrico (Giuseppe Toaldo and the electric conductor) (ANTONIO LEPSCHY) Francesco Algarotti: il newtonianesimo per le dame (Francesco Algarotti: the newtonianism for ladies) (GIANFRANCO FRIGO) Carlo Alfonso Guadagni, i suoi strumenti e i suoi manuali di fisica (Carlo Alfonso Guadagni and his physics intruments and handbooks) (ROBERTO VERGARA CAFFARELLI) Il mecenatismo del patriziato veneziano: Alvise Zenobio e gli strumenti inglesi (Patronage of the venetian aristocracy: Alvise Zenobio and the English instruments) (VIRGILIO GIORMANI) Lo sviluppo della chimica come scienza nel Settecento (The development of the chemistry as a science in the 18th century) (DIETRICH VON ENGELHARDT) La chimica a Padova nel tardo Settecento (The chemistry in Padua in the late 18th century) (FERDINANDO ABBRI) Session 5 MATHEMATICS AND PRACTICAL SCIENCES IN 18TH CENTURY La diffusione del calcolo leibniziano nella prima meta' del Settecento (The diffusion of the leibnitian calculus in the first half of the 18th century) (SILVIA ROERO) Il Settecento e la matematizzazione delle tecniche (The 18th century and the application of the mathematics to the thecniques) (EDOARDO BENVENUTO) Lo sperimentalismo come unificazione di "ars" e "ratio" nel Settecento in Veneto (The experimentalism as unification of "ars" and "ratio" in the 18th century in Veneto) (PASQUALE VENTRICE) La meccanica e le sue applicazioni nei seguaci di Newton nel Settecento (The mechanics and its application among the Newton follwers in the 18th century) (VITTORIO MARCHIS) From intellectualism to Empirism - the Swedish case (NILS-AXEL MORNER) Session 6 METEOROLOGY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SCIENCES OF NATURE (AGRICULTURE, BOTANY, MEDICINE, PHENOMENA OF NATURE) Contributions of Giuseppe Toaldo to the 18th century Meteorology (GASTON DEMAREE) Aspetti medico-biologici nell'opera di Toaldo (Medical-biological aspects in the Toaldo's work) (GIUSEPPE ONGARO) Il sistema meteorologico di Toaldo (The meteorological system of Toaldo) (STEFANO CASATI) Giuseppe Toaldo and his repercussion in the Czech Lands (JAN MUNZAR) Session 7 METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTAL SERIES IN 18TH CENTURY Gli strumenti meteorologici a Padova nel Settecento (Meteorological instruments in Padua in the 18th century) (GIAN ANTONIO SALANDIN) Toaldo e le origini della serie meteorologica di Padova (Toaldo and the origin of the meteorological series of Padua)(DARIO CAMUFFO) Le serie meteorologiche dell'Osservatorio astronomico di Brera dalla sua fondazione ad oggi (Meteorological series of the Brera's astronomical Observatory from its foundation to the present) (LETIZIA BUFFONI) La serie meteorologica dell'Osservatorio astronomico di Palermo dalla sua fondazione ad oggi (The meteorological series of the Palermo astronomical Observatory from its foundation to the present) (LOREDANA GRANATA) Data Homogeneity in time series: an application to the Tiber Data Set (TDS) (BERSANI P., PILOZZI L., PALMIERI S., SIANI A.M., VACCARO L.) Early meteorological measurements in the Czech Lands (JAN MUNZAR) Session 8 CLIMATOLOGY AND METEOROLOGICAL NETWORKS IN THE 18TH CENTURY Eighteenth century Meteorological Networks; Introducing the Space-Scale (TREVOR DAVIES) Toaldo and the "Meteorologica Societas Palatina" (MICHELE COLACINO) History of Meteorology in Florence from the beginnings to the present (GIAMPIERO MARACCHI) Climate of the 18th century in the Czech Lands: comparison of instrumental and historical weather records (RUDOLF BRADZIL) *************************************************************************** SCHEDA DI ISCRIZIONE / REGISTRATION FORM "Toaldo e il suo tempo / Toaldo and his time" 10-14 novembre 1997 / November 10-14, 1997 PADOVA -ITALY NOME/NAME............................................................... COGNOME/FIRST NAME...................................................... ISTITUTO/INSTITUTION.................................................... INDIRIZZO/ADDRESS....................................................... CODICE POSTALE/ZIP CODE................................................. NAZIONE/COUNTRY......................................................... TEL./PHONE.............................................................. FAX..................................................................... E-MAIL.................................................................. TITOLO DEL CONTRIBUTO ORALE/ TITLE OF ORAL CONTRIBUTION nella lingua prescelta/in the select language ........................................................................ INVIARE A/SEND TO: Luisa Pigatto - CONVEGNO TOALDO c/o OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO Vicolo dell'Osservatorio, 5 - 35122 PADOVA-ITALY Tel./phone (49) 8293469//Fax (49) 8759840 E-mail Toaldo@astrpd.pd.astro.it ........................................................................... 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