Science in Rome - Renaissance

I'm looking for the "scientific" Rome - museums, historic sites (for
example the home of great scientists) etc. The themes are Science and
Renaissance, so a coupling between those would be the best.
Any suggestions?

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I'm looking for the "scientific" Rome -
museums, historic sites (for example the
home of great scientists) etc. The themes
are Science and Renaissance, so a
coupling between those would be the
best. Any suggestions?

I can think of 2 little known historical sites that might interest you.

You will probably walk right by this church if you visit the Pantheon,
it's ~50m away.
http://www.akat.dk/rom-billeder/imag...a/SIMG0512.JPG

The white facade bldg is the church 'Santa Maria sopra Minerva'.

Just to the left of the Bernini marble elephant with the small Egyptian
oblisk on its back see that large marble doorframe.
In 1633 Galileo walked thru that door into the 'Headquarters of the
Dominicans' and to his Inquisition.


A 1680 Alchemist site is in the 'Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II', it is
near the *large* ancient brick fountain ruins (easy to find).

The site is a doorframe, inscriptions and emblem with an Alchemist's
prescription for making gold. If you crack the code, remember me!

The site is called the 'Porta Magica' aka 'Porta Ermetica'.

Photo http://romeartlover.tripod.com/Vasi49f5.jpg

Closer view of inscriptions on doorframe
http://freeweb.supereva.com/luoghide...ortamagica.gif

I have visited this site but never researched it, I'm more into ancient
history and just found this info on a google search so I don't know how
accurate it is.
www.levity.com/alchemy/queen_christina.html Regards, Walter



...And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

On 2 Sep 2006 09:09:07 -0700, wrote:

I'm looking for the "scientific" Rome - museums, historic sites (for
example the home of great scientists) etc. The themes are Science and
Renaissance, so a coupling between those would be the best.
Any suggestions?

I don't know of any general science museums in Rome. And to be honest,
I think that Rome during the Renaissance was not a hotbed of
scientific discovery.

There is a Museum of Copernican Astronomy, which I just found in a
google search, but it seems not to be open to the general public. Here
is their fax number, if you want to inqui +39 06/35347802

I also found a Museum of the History of Medicine, housed at the
University "La Sapienza". Here is their web site:

http://www.histmed.it/museo/museo.htm

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup

Perhaps this will be of interest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno

It's just a late 19thC statue of Giordano Bruno erected in the 'Campo
dei Fiori' on the spot where he was burned at the stake by the
Inquisition in 1600.
Regards, Walter



...And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 09:09:07 -0700, T.Raagaard wrote*:

I'm looking for the "scientific" Rome - museums, historic sites (for
example the home of great scientists) etc. The themes are Science and
Renaissance, so a coupling between those would be the best. Any
suggestions?
http://www.scienzemfn.uniroma1.it/
http://tetide.geo.uniroma1.it/sciter...eogeo/pag1.htm
http://www.liceomamiani.it/museo/Virtual%20Museum.htm
http://diamante.uniroma3.it/hipparcos/museo.htm

The Medicine History Museum
Science
Address:
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Patologia, v.le dell'Università, 34/a
City: Roma
Zip Code: 00185
Zone: (Center)

For reservations and informations:
Phone: 0649914445

Open: 9.30-13.30 - closed Saturday and Sunday

Ticket: admission free

Services: Accessible for disabled, Guided tours, Library, Audio guides
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