Seminars - Historic

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Proposition 15 in Euclid's Optics
2020-01-15
Speaker: Daniel M. Pinto (CMUC, Univ. Coimbra)
One of the oldest and, despite its flaws, most important books in geometric optics is, undoubtely, Euclid's Optics. We will take a close look at some versions and translations of the original book, paying special attention to the proof of Proposition 15....

O Naufrágio da Namíbia. Um Espólio Bem Guardado
2017-02-15
Speaker: José Malhão Pereira (Academia de Marinha e Centro de História das Ciências da UL)
Na manhã do dia 1 de Abril de 2008, pessoal da empresa Namdeb da Namíbia, removendo a areia junto à costa a cerca de 18 quilómetros da foz do rio Orange, que faz a fronteira com a África do Sul, encontraram madeira, lingotes de cobre e duas peças de...

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