Monthly Archives: January 2023

Galileo and Microscopy

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Spring/Summer 2016). What is it like to reveal the wonders and marvels of the very small? “I have contemplated a great many animals with … Continue reading →

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The New Physics

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall. How did Galileo create a mathematical physics? In 1638, Galileo published his masterwork of physics, Discourse on Two New Sciences. The two sciences were … Continue reading →

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Recovery in progress

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

A new kerrymagruder.com site will launch in 2027 with free open educational resources in the history of science designed for K20 in any subject area — the natural sciences, literature, music, art, history, the history of the book, and more. … Continue reading →

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Copernicus and Meteorology

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: National Weather Center. How does meteorology facilitate interdisciplinary discovery? From antiquity to the present, meteorology has always been a meeting place of many disciplines. Astronomy, optics, chemistry and the geosciences are … Continue reading →

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Controversy over the Comets

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall. What does it mean to say that mathematics is the language of nature? Galileo’s controversy over the comets illustrates how difficult it may be … Continue reading →

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Music of the Spheres

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Bizzell Memorial Library, 5th floor Exhibit Hall. What would it be like to be a mathematician in an era when music and astronomy were sister sciences? Music and astronomy are deeply … Continue reading →

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Galileo, Natural History, and the Americas

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (Fall 2015). How did the natural knowledge of Native Americans shape European science in the age of Galileo? “In the last few days, when … Continue reading →

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Galileo and the Health Sciences

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

Galileo’s World at a GlanceGallery at the Exhibit WebsiteLocation: Robert M. Bird Library, University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Campus, Oklahoma City. How might friends of Galileo have practiced health care? “I have been in my bed for five weeks, oppressed … Continue reading →

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An Experiment in Wonder

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

2019/10/17 Download slides (PDF) | Watch video (Vimeo) We’re grateful to the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives for inviting us to present a luncheon keynote at their annual conference this Saturday, October 19. They expressed interest in the story of the Galileo’s World … Continue reading →

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Darwin at the Library brochure

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

An Exhibit Guide for the “Darwin at the Library” exhibition held at the University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library, Summer 2011, comprised of the Darwin first editions that were displayed in the “Darwin at the Museum” joint exhibition with the … Continue reading →

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