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Corrado Lamberti
Corrado Lamberti (6 May 1947 – 17 April 2020) was an Italian astrophysicist, science journalist and teacher. He was one of the most appreciated popularizers of astronomy in Italy, and along with Margherita Hack he headed the astronomy magazines ''L'Astronomia'' and ''Le Stelle''. Biography Lamberti, born in Lenno in 1947, graduated in Physics in 1972 at the University of Milan, in the same class as Giuseppe Occhialini, with a thesis on cosmic physics. During his university years, he also stood out for his political activism. He taught physics in many high schools in the Como area, and in 1979 he was the founder, along with Margherita Hack, of the magazine ''L'Astronomia'', of which he was editor, deputy director and finally managing director until June 2002. In November 2002, again with Margherita Hack, he founded a new magazine for astronomical popularization, ''Le Stelle'', of which he was director until March 2008. He contributed to the Italian edition of numerous books of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronomy
Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest include planets, natural satellite, moons, stars, nebulae, galaxy, galaxies, and comets. Relevant phenomena include supernova explosions, gamma ray bursts, quasars, blazars, pulsars, and cosmic microwave background radiation. More generally, astronomy studies everything that originates beyond atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere. Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that studies the universe as a whole. Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences. The early civilizations in recorded history made methodical observations of the night sky. These include the Babylonian astronomy, Babylonians, Greek astronomy, Greeks, Indian astronomy, Indians, Egyptian astronomy, Egyptians, Chinese astronomy, Chinese, Maya civilization, Maya, and many anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
