Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the March equinox. But by the 1500s, the Julian calendar was out of sync with the solar year, making it hard to calculate the right date. Enter the Gregorian calendar, introduced in 1582 (when Galileo was just a teenager). The Catholic Church, keen […]
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Steph Rizzo speaking at the Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas – DED Talks program, Maldon Victoria, 4/8/2024 This year’s Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas provided a perfect platform to unearth lesser-known ideas about Leonardo da Vinci’s genius. Leonardo lived during Europe’s Renaissance (Italian: Il Rinascimento, meaning rebirth), when Humanism was the prevailing philosophy.
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How do we teach young people to be the leaders of tomorrow? How can we help them to be curious and engaged lifelong learners, empowered with the skills to thrive in the 21st Century? Whittlesea Tech School is one of 10 Tech Schools created by the government of Victoria to provide free high-tech STEM (Science,
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.– Leonardo da Vinci If the brilliant Renaissance artist, scientist, inventor, engineer, and genius Leonardo da Vinci were alive today would he do a TED Talk? We don’t think so. That’s why Steph Rizzo from the Artisans of
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When in the 15th Century a young Leonardo da Vinci discovered fossilized shells, whale and fish bones in mountain caves in the north Italian Alps he questioned the prevailing Judeo-Christian worldview of his time. Da Vinci is famous for his exquisite paintings and during his lifetime was sought after as a military engineer and inventor.
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It is a little-known fact that Leonardo da Vinci worked in entertainment. Of course, the industry didn’t exist in the Renaissance, but da Vinci was a skilled musician and he created and played quirky and beautiful musical instruments. There are many written accounts of the elaborate theatrical props that da Vinci invented as well as
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Can you imagine what the world would be like without science, global telecommunications or modern medicine? Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642) the Italian scientist, astronomer and mathematician is best known for his fearless and pioneering work in science, physics and astronomy. Considered to be the ‘father of modern science’, Galileo challenged the beliefs of the
The moon landing, space exploration, satellites and global telecommunications, telescopes, navigation at sea, medical instruments that measure heart rate and even the clock…None of these would have been possible without the discoveries of Galileo! ‘Galileo: Scientist, Astronomer, Visionary’ is now open at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch NZ. There are more than 60 experiments and inventions by
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