Looking at the sky: mathematics and Philosophy the ancient celestial spheres

Looking at the sky: mathematics and Philosophy the ancient celestial spheres

On August 12, 2026, Spain will witness a total solar eclipse, an exceptional event that is already beginning to mobilize scientists, educators, and astronomy enthusiasts.

With this in mind, the University of Navarra Science Museum is organizing a lecture series, "Mondays in the Sun," which addresses the phenomenon from various perspectives—scientific, philosophical, and historical—to accompany us in the countdown to this unique moment.

On this occasion, we propose this lecture will be given by Paloma Pérez-Ilzarbe, professor of Logic and Philosophy Language at the University of Navarra; and Diego Maza, Full Professor Physics and Applied Mathematics the University of Navarra. The main concepts and techniques used by ancient astronomical theories to construct their explanations of the sky will be presented, and these ideas will be connected to philosophical questions about the value and scope of scientific hypotheses.

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