Tag Archives: Galileo

IEEE VIS 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by admin

Thinking Visually IEEE VIS, the premier international conference on visualization and visual analytics, is bringing 1100 people to Oklahoma City this week either in-person or virtually. OU Professor David Ebert is one of the organizers of the conference. David is … Continue reading →

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A Book Mystery

Posted on January 21, 2022 by admin

Last Friday night I was privileged to speak at a virtual meeting of the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club. It is always a joy to gather with them. While I’ve talked with them before about Galileo, Kepler, star atlases, and many … Continue reading →

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Galileo and the Music of the Spheres

Posted on September 16, 2021 by admin

Galileo and the music of the spheres… love this new music video from Coldplay. Reminds me of my planetarium days. What if this were the opening act of a “Music of the Spheres” star show in a multimedia planetarium theater? … Continue reading →

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Difficulties of experimental refutation

Posted on July 6, 2012 by admin

According to Aristotle, when one drops a ball, the ball falls straight down to the ground, because its “natural motion” seeks the center of the Earth. The ball’s natural motion is straight down – not curved, not sideways, not diagonal, … Continue reading →

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Life and Works of Galileo

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

The Life and Works of Galileo: A Guided Tour from Kerry Magruder on Vimeo. This is a presentation I made at NASA-Langley about the collection of first edition copies of Galileo’s works held in the OU History of Science Collections. … Continue reading →

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