On the occasion of the bicentenary of Angelo Secchi’s birth, the Pontificio Ateneo Regina Apostolorum organizes a study day on the illustrious Jesuit scientist that will frame Secchi’s work on astronomy and meteorology in the context of the most recent developments of these disciplines. A round table discussion and questions to the speakers will conclude…
‘All the colors of stars. Father Angelo Secchi and the birth of astrophysics’ is the title of the exhibition organized by the City Museums of Reggio Emilia and by the National Committee for the bicentenary of the birth of Angelo Secchi SJ. Images, books, designs, manuscripts, instruments that recall the life, the research and the…
On June 28, 2018, the Italian Post Office issued a commemorative stamp of Angelo Secchi SJ to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth. The stamp, realized by the designer Cristina Bruscaglia, depicts a portrait of Father Angelo Secchi and, in the background, a reproduction of an old print showing the inside of the dome at…
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