Joint event of the NATIONAL ARMY OF ATHENS & the MUNICIPALITY OF KYTHIRON / ANTIKYTHIRON as part of the events for the 180th anniversary of the foundation of the EAA.
«The Science of Astronomy through the Centuries» Monday 13 March 2023, at 10:30, at the «Dimitrios Stais» hall - Kytheraikos Link (Chora).
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
- Greeting - Welcome by the Mayor of Kythera Mr. Efstratios Harhalakis
and the President of the National Observatory of Athens, Prof. Manolis Plionis, President of the Observatory, Prof. Manolis Plionis
- «Astronomy in Ancient Greece as highlighted through the Antikythera Mechanism»,
Thimios Nicolaides (Emeritus Director of Research, Department of Modern Greek Studies, Hellenic Hellenic Foundation)
- «Galileo and the telescope revolution»,
Costas Gavroglou (Professor Emeritus of History of Science, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Athens, former Minister of Education).
- «Astronomy in the age of space conquest»,
Manolis Plionis (Professor of Astronomy at the Department of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and President of EAA)
- Short presentation of «PAGAIA» - Antikythera Earth and Climate Change Observatory.,
Respondent. Nikos Michalopoulos, Director of IEPBA/EAA
- Discussion
