The Universe of Dante Alighieri - Space Telescope Science Institute

Date: Oct. 4, 2022
Time: 12:30 PM PT, 3:30 PM ET

“The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri is the story of a journey through the universe—a sort of ante litteram science fiction book, delivered as a poem. Dante had a good knowledge of astronomy and a great passion for it, traits shared with his descendant, astrophysicist Dr. Sperello di Serego Alighieri.

Dr. Alighieri will explore how his ancestor repeatedly anticipated later views on topics such as features of the Moon, the Milky Way galaxy—and the curved universe, unlimited but finite, which anticipates the hypersphere of Einstein. Join us for an invitation to reread Dante's poem with different eyes, that are turned upward.

Join the live webcast: https://youtu.be/Wyvah8THzEQ

The recorded webcast will be available online the following day.