International Conference
HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY IN PORTUGAL: THEORIES, INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES
24-26 September 2009
Museum of Science of the University of Lisbon
http://chcul.fc.ul.pt/astro/
In Portugal, throughout its history, astronomy was developed in the context
of the mathematical sciences. During the times of Portugal's Maritime
Discoveries, astronomical navigation was based on spherical trigonometry,
and therefore it was the mathematicians who taught astronomy to the pilots.
During the 17th century, basic notions of astronomy were taught in
mathematical courses in the University and in the main Jesuit colleges. This
tradition continued in the 18th century, so it is no wonder that one of the
most influent Portuguese astronomers during this period was the
mathematician José Monteiro da Rocha. During the 19th century the new
centres of science teaching, as the Polytechnic School in Lisbon, or the
Polytechnic Academy in Oporto, developed astronomy teaching and research in
the context of the mathematics subjects. The inheritors of these 19th
century institutions, respectively the Faculties of Sciences of Lisbon and
Oporto, upheld this tradition until the final decades of 20th century and
continued to consider astronomy as a subject to be taught in their
mathematics departments.
This Meeting aims at outlining several perspectives on the history of
astronomy in Portugal, particularly analysing its ties with mathematical
sciences and astronomy applications.
Speakers include:
Jim Bennett (UK), Michael Hoskin (UK), Sérgio Nobre (Brazil), José Chabas
(Spain), José Vaquero (Spain), Henrique Leitão (Portugal), Luís Tirapicos
(Portugal), Roberto de Andrade Martins (Brazil), Carlos Ziller Camenietzsky
(Brazil), Ugo Baldini (Italy), Heloisa Gesteira (Brazil), Fernando
Figueiredo (Portugal), Isabel Malaquias (Portugal), Pedro Raposo (Portugal),
António Costa Canas (Portugal), Helmuth Malonek (Portugal), Teresa Costa
(Portugal), Vítor Bonifácio (Portugal), Paulo Crawford (Portugal), Ana Simões
(Portugal).
Info & registrations:
http://chcul.fc.ul.pt/astro/
Contact:
Paula Gualdrapa ([log in to unmask])
Organisation:
Museu de Ciência da Universidade de Lisboa (MCUL)
Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais (CMAF-UL)
Centro de Matemática da Universidade de Coimbra (CMUC)
Centro de Matemática da Universidade do Porto (CMUP)
Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e Tecnologia (CIUHCT)
Sponsors:
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
Centro Internacional de Matemática (CIM)
Supported by:
Sociedade Portuguesa de Matemática (SPM)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Astronomia (SPA)
Conference integrated in the Commemorations of the International Year of
Astronomy 2009
http://chcul.fc.ul.pt/astro/
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