On 2 December 2022, the Jagiellonian Museum Collegium Maius will host a hands-on exhibition of replicas of pre-Copernican astronomical devices as well as a collection of historical astronomical tools.
Programme:
- Sundials as astronomical devices (in Polish) – Rafał Zaczkowski (Przypkowski Museum in Jędrzejów)
- From armillary sphere to torquetum (in Polish) – Prof. Jarosław Włodarczyk (Institute for the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
- Astrolabes and Astrolabe Stuff (in English) – Prof. Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas
- Exhibition of historical astronomical tools in JU Museum Collegium Maius
To attend the event, please contact the organisers under the following e-mail address until 28 November: zzoja@poczta.fm. The number of places is limited.
The event will be livestreamed on JU Museum YouTube channel.
Event coordinators:
Dr hab. Ewa Wyka, Prof. PAN
Prof. Josefina Rodríguez-Arribas