Statue of Galileo commissioned by Gran Duke Leopoldo of Tuscany and located in Prato della Valle,
a very large square in Padova, in 1780. It was sculpted by Pietro Danieletti a local artist. |
The Organizing Committees
Scientific
Luisa Pigatto (Co-chair, Italy)
Paolo Brenni (Italy)
Suzanne Débarbat (France)
Steven Dick (USA)
Rajesh Kochhar (India)
Tsuko Nakamura (Japan)
Nha Il-Seong (Korea, Rep of) |
Clive Ruggles (Co-chair, United Kingdom)
Efthymios Nicolaidis (Greece)
Wayne Orchiston (Australia)
Bjørn R. Pettersen (Norway)
Ian Robson (United Kingdom)
Magda Stavinschi (Romania)
Shi Yunli (China)
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Local
Carla Bianchini (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
Mauro D'Onofrio (Department of Astronomy, University of Padova, I)
Mariangela Locatelli (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
Luisa Pigatto (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
Walter Salvagno (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
Simone Zaggia (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
Valeria Zanini (INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Padova, I)
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This is an event of the International Year of Astronomy 2009
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