Figure 1: Portrait of Giovanni Santini

Research about historical events and personalities concerning foundation and scientific activity of Padova Observatory, has started up since 1985, with celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Giovanni Santini, director of Padova Observatory for about sixty years, from 1815 to 1877.

Figure 2: Portraits of Giuseppe Lorenzoni and Antonio Maria Antoniazzi

Figure 3: Portraits of Vincenzo Chiminello and Francesco Bertirossi-Busata

Documents and scientific correspondence, as primary source, are analyzed in order to improve understanding of scientific activity of Padova astronomers and relate it with other Italian and European Observatories.

People: L. Pigatto, V. Zanini

Collaboration: : Maurizio Salmaso (IISS, Camposampiero - PD)

Recent Publications: Pigatto (2007), La Specola di Padova. Da torre medievale a museo, Signum Padova editrice; Pigatto (2007), Le scienze astronomiche nel Veneto dell'Ottocento, 251; Zanini (2007), Le scienze astronomiche nel Veneto dell'Ottocento, 141

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