From Galileo’s Starry Messenger to Cosmic Poetry: Early Modern Perspectives on the Universe Poster Presentation
In this interactive poster session, Pitt students present their research on early modern views of the universe, including the momentous shift from geocentric to heliocentric views of the cosmos in the seventeenth century. Exploring topics that range from the work of Galileo and other seventeenth-century astronomers to the imaginative responses of poets like Margaret Cavendish and John Milton, these projects investigate how early modern scientists, artists, and poets embraced or resisted these earth-shattering changes: What it was like for people as they came to see their place in the cosmos in an entirely new way?
After the poster session, the posters will be on display at Bevier Science and Engineering Library for the remainder of the semester.
