On June 15th 2012 Museo Galileo will host the seminar, organized by Marco Beretta and Alessandro Tosi, titled Tennis and the Scientific Revolution. It represents the first of a series of conferences organized in collaboration with Watson Publishing International and called the “Neale W. Watson International Seminar on the Material and Visual History of Science”.
The seminar’s programme will include important Italian and foreign scholars whose contributions will illustrate how the game of tennis, known since the Renaissance period, has inspired reflective thinking of noted scientists such as Galileo, Descartes and Newton.
Participation in the seminar is free of charge, however, space is limited. Registration is appreciated. Please register by sending an email with your contact information to either:
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