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This month, I will take you to discover Galileo and his science in the town of Padua, which is just a few kilometers from Abano Terme and can be reached in about twenty minutes by bus, train or car.
\nPadua is a town renowned for having hosted famous scientists not to mention the second oldest university in Italy, founded in 1222, the first botanical garden in the world opened in 1545, a very important fourteenth-century fresco and even still another great record: it was the town that welcomed the scientist, mathematician, architect, astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei for 18 long and fruitful years.<\/p>\n
Galileo was born in Pisa in 1564, the year when Michelangelo died and William Shakespeare was born. Like many other Tuscan artists, he left the Grand Duchy after his medical studies left him feeling unrewarded and he went on to study mathematics, eventually finding his ideal environment in the sixteenth-century Padua where he could develop his brilliant intuitions.
\nGalileo also wanted to “settle down” economically and so he accepted the office of a professor of mathematics at the University of Padua and took advantage of the lively cultural and scientific environment and successfully dedicated himself to research and experiments.<\/p>\n
Alle sue lezioni, che per la forte affluenza di pubblico si svolgono in aula magna al Bo<\/strong>, l\u2019edificio antico dell\u2019universit\u00e0, accorrono studenti da ogni donde e leggendaria rimane la sua cattedra<\/strong>, costruita in legno dai suoi studenti per poterlo ascoltare e vedere meglio. Ma il grande genio \u00e8 sempre in bolletta, per cui trasforma persino la sua casa padovana<\/strong> accanto alla Basilica di S. Antonio<\/strong> in una sorta di convitto ove accoglie e istruisce studenti.<\/p>\n Due to his popularity, his lessons were held in the Aula Magna in the Bo Palace<\/strong>, the ancient building of the university, and students came from all over the world to listen to him. His desk is a legendary object; it was built in wood by his own students who wanted to hear and see him better. Despite his success, the great genius was always broke and so he even turned his home, close to the St. Anthony\u2019s Basilica<\/strong>, into a sort of boarding school where he welcomed and taught students. Let\u2019s start our walk in the Prato della Valle; from this large square, we can reach all the points that tell us something about Galileo Galilei\u2019s story in Padua:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11325″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1619531699904{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1620153025507{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e0e0e0 !important;}”]Prato della Valle – Padua<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n His statue in the elliptical carousel of statues in Prato della Valle: you will recognize it because the scientist is represented in his usual attitude of scanning the sky.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11331″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1619532249717{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1620153046291{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e0e0e0 !important;}”]Saint Anthony\u2019s Basilica – Padua<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Saint Anthony\u2019s Basilica in the neighborhood that he preferred and loved. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11335″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1619532334433{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1620153065147{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e0e0e0 !important;}”]Home in Padua<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n His home, now a private home, with the inscription that talks of his stay in town.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11353″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1619535037892{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1620153107238{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e0e0e0 !important;}”]Wooden desk – University of Padua<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Bo, which is the University of Padua\u2019s oldest building, with the Aula dei Quaranta where you can still see his wooden desk. The Palazzo della Ragione where you can see the reproduction of the Foucault\u2019s Pendulum whose invention was based on Galileo\u2019s intuition that the earth rotates on its own axis as well as on the ancient instruments to measure time. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Discovering Padua also means retracing Galileo\u2019s footsteps and understanding his spirit as a tireless and obstinate seeker of truth, as one of his most famous quotes demonstrates:<\/p>\n “Measure what is measurable and make measurable what is not\u00a0so.” – Galileo Galilei<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1617018064183{background-color: #dfead5 !important;}” el_id=”blog”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Type of experience: <\/strong> Walk on foot, flat path.<\/p>\n Duration:<\/strong> 2\/3 hours<\/p>\n Length: <\/strong> 4 Km<\/p>\n Transfers: <\/strong>By train from Abano or Montegrotto railway stations, by car from Abano to Padua or by bus from Abano to Padua and return.<\/p>\n Difficulty level:<\/strong> Easy\/Comfortable shoes are recommended.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Lorella of our Experience team <\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Condividi la tua lettura nei Social:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_raw_html]JTVCU2Fzc3lfU29jaWFsX1NoYXJlJTVE[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTVCaW5jbHVkZS1wYWdlJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIlMkZpbmNsdWRlLW5ld3NsZXR0ZXItZW4lMjIlNUQ=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We will retrace the footsteps of Galileo Galilei, the icon par excellence of Padua, “the city of science”, walking across Prato della Valle and towards Sant\u2019Antonio Basilica, then to Galileo\u2019s home, the Bo Palace and the Palazzo della Ragione.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWith Galileo, the modern scientific and empirical method based on the observation of real life was born precisely in Padua.<\/h3>\n
\nThe Paduan period awarded him with an important discovery: the design and realization of an astronomical telescope that magnified the view 30 times. In August 1609, Galileo showed the telescope for the first time to the Venetian Doge who could admire the magnified surrounding view from the bell tower in Piazza San Marco.
\nThe Paduan period didn\u2019t only mean work and dedication for Galileo but it was also a period when he enjoyed good cuisine and entertainment such as the theater. Padua was a safe shelter for Galileo whose final years were marked by the constant fights with the Vatican.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nTHE GALILEAN ITINERARY IN PADUA<\/h2>\n
1. The statue in Prato della Valle<\/h3>\n
2. Saint Anthony\u2019s Basilica<\/h3>\n
3. Home in Padua<\/h3>\n
4. University of Padua<\/h3>\n
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”blog”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11343″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1619532680118{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1620153130296{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #e0e0e0 !important;}”]Foucault\u2019s Pendulum – The Palazzo della Ragione<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n5. Foucault\u2019s Pendulum<\/h3>\n