Waiting for Euclid - #1 The geography of the Universe
The task of the Euclid mission is precisely to draw a map of the Universe. What it means for research and how our concept of the border will change.
-
Date: 27 April 2023 from 18:30 to 20:00
-
Event location: Sala Ulisse, Accademia delle Scienze, via Zamboni, 31 - 40126 Bologna
Language: Italian
Speakers:
- Prof. Margherita Talia, Department of Physics and Astronomy "A. Righi" - Bologna
- Prof. Claudio Cerreti, President of the Italian Geographical Society
Humanity has always represented reality through signs: first geometry and then geography. The task of Euclid mission is to draw a map of the Universe. What it means for research and how it will change our concept of borders. Margherita Talia and Claudio Cerreti will accompany us on a journey that starts from the evolution of the geographical sign, to understand why this new mission is called "Euclid " and what it will mean to map the universe.
