2007 Course Itinerary

Wednesday        5/30/07

Meet at Hotel Castri 9 AM, following breakfast

Lecture on Toscanelli gnomon (Bill Thomas)

Lecture on Renaissance engineering and design of cupola (Don and Tom)

11 am: Toscanelli gnomon

Climb the cupola

Walking Tour of Historic City Center (tour led by Tom)

History of Science Museum

Thursday  5/31/07

Lecture on Renaissance fortification (Don)

10 am: Bastion of Porta San Viene (Siena)

Bottini of Siena

Friday        6/1/07

10 am: Prato Dattini Archive (presentation by Diana Toccafondi)

Lecture on Medieval/Rennaisance machines and hydraulic engineering (Don)

Gualchiere di Rimole (tour led by Tom)

2:30 pm: Uffizi (tour led by Patricia Rucidlo)

Saturday  6/2/07

Lecture on Renaissance mathematics and instruments (Don)

Lecture on Galileo's astronomy (Tom)

Fortezza da basso (Florence)

Viviani's House

Santa Maria Novella

Santa Croce

Sunday 6/3/07

Lecture on Danti's gnomons (Tom)

Lecture on Renaissance cartography (Don)

3 pm:  Palazzo Vecchio (tour led by Valentina)

Dinner at Ristorante  Il Latini?

Monday 7/4/07

Lecture on Galileo's mechanics (Tom)

San Lorenzo church

11 am: Galileo's house in Arcetri

San Matteo Convent