Optics and ’Natural Magic’ in the Renaissance - Robert Goulding

October 5, 2019: Most people know the story of Galileo and the telescope, but his marvelous new instrument was only one of many optical oddities and inventions that delighted and puzzled the Renaissance public. This lecture will examine the mirrors, lenses, and other wonderful objects that fascinated this famously visual age. Robert Goulding, Director, John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values Director, History and Philosophy of Science Program Associate Professor, Program of Liberal Studies Concurrent Associate Professor, History Each Saturday Scholar series lecture and Q&A is presented in the Snite Museum’s Annenberg Auditorium on a home football game Saturday. All lectures are free and open to the public. --- With 20 departments across the humanities, arts, and social sciences, the College of Arts and Letters is home to exceptional faculty and talented students who are studying what they l