Alexandre Tur
@tur-alexandre.bsky.social
Conservateur de manuscrits et numérique à la BnF. Science des astres médiévale, entre autres choses.
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17th-century, Italian/French, telescopic astronomer Giovanni Domenico/Jean-Dominique Cassini was born 8 June 1625 #histsci
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The real founder of telescopic astronomy.
In most books on the history of science one finds Galileo Galilei credited with being the founder of telescopic astronomy. This is only true in a very limited sense; Galileo was along with Thomas H…
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June 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
17th-century, Italian/French, telescopic astronomer Giovanni Domenico/Jean-Dominique Cassini was born 8 June 1625 #histsci
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2025: Training week: A global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources: new approaches, new digital tools
Just a few photos from the first two days @cosmopoet.bsky.social @stephenaj.bsky.social @tur-alexandre.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social @irht-cnrs.bsky.social
Just a few photos from the first two days @cosmopoet.bsky.social @stephenaj.bsky.social @tur-alexandre.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social @irht-cnrs.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
2025: Training week: A global History of Astronomy on Primary Sources: new approaches, new digital tools
Just a few photos from the first two days @cosmopoet.bsky.social @stephenaj.bsky.social @tur-alexandre.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social @irht-cnrs.bsky.social
Just a few photos from the first two days @cosmopoet.bsky.social @stephenaj.bsky.social @tur-alexandre.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @obs-paris-psl.bsky.social @irht-cnrs.bsky.social
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On commence! Kicking off the Paris training week in global history of astronomy at @labnf.bsky.social with Matthieu Husson and Alexandre Tur @tur-alexandre.bsky.social. More at eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/t...
June 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
On commence! Kicking off the Paris training week in global history of astronomy at @labnf.bsky.social with Matthieu Husson and Alexandre Tur @tur-alexandre.bsky.social. More at eida.hypotheses.org/seminars-2/t...