July 25th, 2010
Date: July 25, 2010 Title: Galileo — Eclipse Chaser? Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 – http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: Did Galileo ever have an opportunity to witness the grand spectacle of a total solar eclipse? Bio: Mark Thompson, a professional cantor and amateur astronomer, has appeared as Galileo on radio, at community theatres and libraries, public [...]
January 7th, 2010
Date: January 7, 2010 Title: Are You Sure Those Are Moons by Jove? Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 Description: If it’s a clear night tonight, January 7, 2010, go outside just after sunset and look to the southwest. The brightest object in the night sky will be the planet Jupiter–shining at a magnitude of [...]
November 27th, 2009
Date: November 27, 2009 Title: Channeling Galileo Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610: http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: What is it like to be Galileo? Mark Thompson shares some personal reflections of his experiences impersonating the famous Italian astronomer and raconteur Galileo Gallilei for over a decade, and especially during the International Year of Astronomy. Bio: Mark Thompson, [...]
November 24th, 2009
Date: November 24, 2009 Title: On the Screen: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction Podcaster: Jane Platt and Kevin Grazier Organization: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Description: Some science fiction movies and TV shows are just that: fiction. But you can find nuggets of science facts in some of them, including some based on actual space research [...]
October 18th, 2009
Date: October 18, 2009 Title: Geometry vs. Lunacy Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 – http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: Galileo’s Earliest Telescopic Observations of the Moon Bio: Mark Thompson, a professional cantor and amateur astronomer, has appeared as Galileo on radio, at community theatres and libraries, public schools, colleges and universities throughout the country. He has performed [...]
August 23rd, 2009
Date: August 23, 2009 Title: Galileo Presents a Telescope to the Venetian Senate Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: Galileo presents and eight-powered telescope to the Venetian Senate and is rewarded by a doubling of his salary and life tenure at the University of Padua, but he is disappointed by the fine print [...]
July 8th, 2009
Date: July 8, 2009 Title: Archimede’s Death Ray and Dante’s Inferno: The Real Story of How Galileo Ignited the Age of the Telescope Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: To this day, a debate continues concerning Galileo’s role in fueling the so-called conflict between science and religion. But there is another debate, although [...]
June 22nd, 2009
Date: June 22, 2009 Title: Galileo and His Lute Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: Music played not only a unique, but an essential role in leading Galileo to his new physics. Because it is an art demanding precise measurement and exact divisions, music reflected the spirit of Galileo’s science. This podcast includes [...]
May 19th, 2009
Date: May 19, 2009 Title: When Did Galileo Really Learn About the Telescope? Podcaster: Mark Thompson Organization: Galileo 1610 http://www.galileo1610.com/ Description: Galileo hears about the invention of devices in the Netherlands for seeing faraway things as though nearby. Bio: Mark Thompson, a professional cantor and amateur astronomer, has appeared as Galileo on radio, at community [...]
February 22nd, 2009
Date: February 22, 2009 Podcaster: Mark Thompson Description: Although Galileo had achieved success in his career as a professor and inventor and had cultivated many important friendships among the most influential patricians of Venice, he longed to return to his beloved and beautiful Florence. When Prince Cosimo became Grand Duke of Tuscany in February, [...]
The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is a project that will publish one podcast per day, for all 365 days of 2009 and 2010. The podcast episodes are written, recorded and produced by people around
the world.
365 Days of Astronomy is a proud part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009.
