Semester: Spring 2013 Full Title of Course: Meeting Days and Times: Classroom Location: Museo Galileo

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1 Class code HIST-UA 9135 Instructor Details Name: Paolo Galluzzi NYUHome Address: Office Hours: Office Location: Museo Galileo Co-teachers: Giovanni Di Pasquale ( ; Natacha Fabbri ( ; For fieldtrips refer to the with trip instructions and trip assistant s cell phone number Class Details Semester: Spring 2013 Full Title of Course: Meeting Days and Times: Classroom Location: Museo Galileo Prerequisites [Place here any official NYU prerequisites as they appear on the NYU Study Abroad Florence website] Class Description The course will illustrate the fundamental steps that marked the development of science and technology from the ancient world to the affirmation of modern science during the Scientific Revolution. Desired Outcomes Assessment Components On completion of this course, students should: Have improved their ability to think critically, engage in complex reasoning and express their thoughts clearly through their written work Have improved their understanding of the methodologies of the history of science and technology. Have mastered a basic understanding of how to research questions in the history of science and technology. Recognize works by the principal protagonists of the History of Science and technology and understand why they are important for Ancient, Medieval and Modern Thought. Attendance and Participation: 20% Written Assignments (three 5-page reaction papers): 25% Page 1 of 8

2 Midterm Exam (6-8 handwritten pages): 25% Final Exam (8-12 typewritten pages): 30% Failure to submit or fulfill any required course component results in failure of the class. Assessment Expectations Grade A: The student makes excellent use of empirical and theoretical material and offers structured arguments in his/her work. The student writes comprehensive essays/exam questions and his/her work shows strong evidence of critical thought and extensive reading. Grade B: The candidate shows a good understanding of the problem and has demonstrated the ability to formulate and execute a coherent research strategy Grade C: The work is acceptable and shows a basic grasp of the research problem. However, the work fails to organize findings coherently and is in need of improvement Grade D: The work passes because some relevant points are made. However, there may be a problem of poor definition, lack of critical awareness, poor research Grade F: The work shows that the research problem is not understood; there is little or no critical awareness and the research is clearly negligible Grade conversion A= A-=90-93 B+=87-89 B=84-86 B-=80-83 C+=77-79 C=74-76 C-=70-73 D+=67-69 D=65-66 F=below 65 Grading Policy Please refer to Assessment Expectations and the policy on late submission of work Attendance Policy Attendance: Attendance is expected and required of all students. Any absences will negatively impact upon your course grade Absences: In case of absence, regardless of the reason, the student is responsible for completing missed assignments, getting notes and making up missed work in a timely manner based upon a schedule that is mutually agreed upon between the faculty member and the student Absence Due to Illness If you are sick, please see a doctor (contact the OSL for information). Page 2 of 8

3 Only a medical certificate from a local medical professional will be accepted to justify an absence due to illness Within 24 hours of your return to class you must bring this note to the Office of Academic Support, located on the ground floor of Villa Ulivi. We will review the medical certificate and we will notify your faculty via about your justified absence due to illness Absences for short term illness without a medical certificate are not justified and count as unjustified absences. We will not accept a student or telephone call regarding an absence due to illness. We will not notify your faculty about these absences The Office of Student Life, when assisting you in cases of severe or extended illness, will coordinate with the Office of Academic Support to properly record your absences Due to Religious Observance Students observing a religious holiday during regularly scheduled class time are entitled to miss class without any penalty to their grade. This is for the holiday only and does not include the days of travel that may come before and/or after the holiday Students must notify their professor and the Office of Academic Support in writing via one week in advance before being absent for this purpose Due to a class conflict with a program sponsored lecture, event, or activity All students are entitled to miss one class period without any penalty to their grade in order to attend a lecture, event or activity that is sponsored by NYU Florence or La Pietra Dialogues, Acton Miscellany or the Graduate Lecture series. Students must notify their professor and the Office of Academic Support in writing via one week in advance before being absent for this purpose Late Submission of Work All course work must be submitted on time, in class on the date specified on the syllabus. To request an extension on a deadline for an assignment, students must speak to the professor one week prior to the due date To receive an incomplete for a course at the end of the semester, two weeks before final exams, both the student and the faculty member must meet with the Assistant Director of Academic Affairs to review the request and if granted, they must both sign an Incomplete Contract detailing the terms for completing missing coursework. Page 3 of 8

4 Plagiarism Policy PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM: The presentation of another person s words, ideas, judgment, images or data as though they were your own, whether intentionally or unintentionally, constitutes an act of plagiarism. In the event of suspected or confirmed cases of plagiarism, The faculty member will consult first with the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs as definitions and procedures vary from school to school. Please consult the Academic Guidelines for Success distributed on your USB key at Check-in and on the NYU Florence Global Wiki. For a detailed description of some possible forms of plagiarism and cheating please consult the Community Compact that you signed at Orientation, a copy of which is on the above mentioned Wiki and USB key. Required Text(s) The following texts are available in the Library of the Museo Galileo: KOYRÉ S.A., From the closed world to the infinite universe, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins university press, KUHN T.S., The Copernican revolution: planetary astronomy in the development of Western thought, Cambridge: Harvard university press, 2002². P. FARA, Interactions, in P. Fara, Science. A four thousand year history, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009, pp W. Dampier, Science in the ancient world, in W. Dampier, A history of science, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1966, pp Supplemental Texts(s) (not required to purchase as copies are in NYU-L Library or available on line) The following texts are available in the Library of the Museo Galileo. They are recommended as sources for deepening the most significant topics of the course. DRAKE S., Galileo at work, Chicago-London: The University of Chicago Press, DRAKE S., Galileo s new science of motion, in M.L. Righini Bonelli and William R. FIELD J.V., Kepler s Geometrical Cosmology, London: The Athlone Press, GALILEI G., The Sidereal Messenger, Eng. Trans. by A. van Helden, Chicago: Chicago university press, GALLUZZI P. (ed.), Galileo: images of the universe from antiquity to the telescope, Firenze: Giunti, GINGERICH O., Johannes Kepler, in The General history of astronomy, Cambridge: Cambridge university press, HEILBRON J.L., Galileo, New York: Oxford university press, KOYRÉ Š.A., Galileo studies, Eng. Trans., Hassocks: The Harvester press, MACHAMER P. (ed.), Cambridge companion to Galileo, Cambridge: Cambridge university press, RIGHINI BONELLI M.L. and SHEA W.R. (eds.), Reason, experiment and mysticism in the scientific revolution, New York: Science history publications, SHEA W.R., Galileo s intellectual revolution, London: MacMillan, SHEA W.R. and ARTIGAS M., Galileo in Rome: the rise and fall of a troublesome genius, Oxford: Oxford University press, STRANO G. (ed.), Galileo s telescope. The Instrument that changed the world, Firenze: Giunti, TURNER G.L., Renaissance astrolabes and their makers, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2003, Page 4 of 8

5 BRUNSCHWIG J. - LLOYD G. (eds.), The Greek Pursuit of Knowledge, Cambridge Mass., Harvard University Press, 2003 CASTAGNETTI G. RENN J. (eds.), Homo Faber. Studies on Nature, Technology and Science at the Time of Pompeii, Roma, L Erma di Bretschneider CLAGETT M., Greek Science in Antiquity, New York, Schurmann, 1955 DRACHMANN A.G., The Mechanical Technology of Greek and Roman Antiquity, Copenhagen, Munksgaard FARRINGTON B., Science in Antiquity, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1969 GALLUZZI P. Mechanical Marvels: Inventions in the Age of Leonardo, Firenze, Giunti GRANT E., The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 1996 HUMPHREY J. OLESON J.P. SHERWOOD A. (eds.), Greek and Roman Technology: a sourcebook; annotated translations of Greek and Latin texts and documents, London, Routledge 1998 IRBY-MASSIE G. KEYSER P., Greek Science of Hellenistic Era, London & New York, Routledge 2002 WHITE L., Medieval Technology and Social Change, London, Oxford University Press 1962 Internet Research Guidelines The careful use of internet resources is encouraged and a list of recommended websites will be given. Failure to cite internet and other non-traditional media sources in your written work constitutes plagiarism. Page 5 of 8

6 Additional Required Equipment [Art supplies or other equipment for class would go here. If none are required please list N/A] Session 1 Introduction to the main topics of the course: the idea of macrocosm, the relationship between Macrocosm and Microcosm. Definition of the nature and goals of the history of science and technology. The vexed notion of Scientific Revolution. J. Roger, History of science: problems and practices: history of science(s), history of mentalities, micro-history, in Nuncius, 8, 1, (1993), pp Session 2 First systems of knowledge: from mythology to abstraction. The beginning of western science between Greece and ancient Near East civilizations. J. McClellan-H. Dorn (eds.), Greeks bearing gifts, in Science and technology in world history, Baltimore, J. Hopkins Press, 1999, pp Session 3 The golden age of Greek civilization: images of the Universe from Plato to Claudius Ptolemy. D. Lindberg, The Greeks and the cosmos, in D. Lindberg, The beginning of western science, Chicago, Chicago University Press, 1992, pp Session 4 The Hellenistic age. Separation of science and philosophy. The rise of technology. Term Paper I due Ch. Singer, Divorce of science and philosophy, Alexandria, in A short history of scientific ideas, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1959, pp Session 5 Session 6 Ancient Rome: science and technology of the Roman empire. Middle Ages: General Introduction. From Muslim science to the re-birth of western Europe civilization. Inventions and craft traditions in Western Europe. Major Figures of Medieval Science and Technology. D. Lindberg, Roman and Early Medieval Science, in D. Lindberg, The beginning of western science, Chicago, Chicago University Press, 1992, pp W. Dampier, The Middle Ages, in A history of science, Cambridge University Press, 1966, pp J. McClellan-H. Dorn (eds.), Plows, stirrups, guns and plagues, in Science and technology in world history, Baltimore, J. Hopkins Press, 1999, pp Midterm Session 7 P. Galluzzi, Mechanical Marvels (the Page 6 of 8

7 Session 8 Session 9 Renaissance engineers: from Brunelleschi to Leonardo da Vinci Term Paper II due Copernicus heliocentric system and Tycho Brahe s interpretation of the geocentric system. Introduction), in P. Galluzzi, Mechanical marvels: inventionin the age of Leonardo, Firenze, Giunti, 1997; P. Galluzzi, Portraits of machines in 15 th century Siena, Firenze, Olschki, 1993, in P. Mazzolini, pp KUHN, The Copernican revolution, pp Session 10 Images of the Cosmos in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries: the interplay between natural philosophy, religion and anthropology. Johannes Kepler: his three astronomical laws and the Harmony of the World. KOYRÉ, From the closed world to the infinite universe, pp FIELD, Kepler s Geometrical Cosmology, pp Session 11 Session 12 Session 13 Galileo s telescopic discoveries and the international reception of the Sidereus Nuncius. Guided tour to the Museo Galileo Galileo s natural philosophy and the autonomy of Science from Religion. Term Paper III due GALILEI, The Sidereal Messenger, pp SWERDLOW N.M., Galileo s discoveries with the telescope and their evidence for Copernican theory, in MACHAMER (ed.), Cambridge companion to Galileo, pp TURNER, Renaissance astrolabes and their makers, pp , DEL SANTO P., MORRIS J. & R., STRANO G., VAN HELDEN A., Galileo s telescope, in STRANO (ed.), Galileo s telescope, pp SHEA, Galileo s intellectual revolution, pp SHEA and ARTIGAS, Galileo in Rome, pp Session 14 Session 15 Galileo s two new sciences: the strength of materials and the mathematical science of motion. Final Exam DRAKE S., Galileo s new science of motion, in RIGHINI BONELLI and SHEA (eds.), Reason, experiment and mysticism in the scientific revolution, pp KOYRÉ, Galileo studies, pp Page 7 of 8

8 Classroom Etiquette Eating is not permitted in the classrooms. Bottled water is permitted. Cell phones should be turned off during class time. The use of personal laptops and other electronic handheld devices are prohibited in the classroom unless otherwise specified by the professor. We recycle! So keep it green! Please dispose of trash in the clearly marked recycle bins located throughout the on campus buildings Required Co-curricular Activities None Suggested Cocurricular Activities Suggested optional co-curricular activities will be announced in class and/or via by the professor throughout the semester. Page 8 of 8