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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We wish you joyous festivities and we look forward to sparking scientific curiosity in 2025.
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,
Is your New Year’s resolution to be more creative, a more effective problem-solver, more compassionate, healthier and happier? If so, consider learning how to be a polymath like Leonardo da Vinci! Leonardo knew that everything is connected to everything else. He learned from nature. His fascination with the anatomy of humans and animals, as well
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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All good things must come to an end. Ancient Rome: The Empire that Shaped the World at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum in Cairns has closed. After a short eight-week season, the internationally acclaimed exhibition was enjoyed by 9815 people from Far North Queensland and beyond. Each week on average 1227 visitors came on
Before Tripadvisor, and even before the Michelin Guide, the ancient Romans had the Tabula of Peutinger. The Tabula of Peutinger (also known as Tabula Peutingeriana) is one of the world’s oldest maps. Rather than being to scale and of true cardinal orientation, this map is more of a road map or traveller’s guide to the
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.
