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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/JCCT.2020.6.1.255

A Study on Convergence between Mathematics and Fine Arts by Galileo Galilei  

Jung, Won (Dept. of Science Studies, Jeonbuk National Univ)
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The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology / v.6, no.1, 2020 , pp. 255-261 More about this Journal
Abstract
Versatile and innovative interdisciplinary professionals refer to those who can engage in an efficient cooperation with experts in other fields or to those who can themselves put knowledge of different fields together. This article aims to look into Galileo Galilei as an example of historic figure that made remarkable achievements by merging knowledge in multiple fields of study. It also shows that Galileo, who had active exchange with painters during the Renaissance, presented the findings from his telescope observations in the form of drawings and that he used them to build core logics that criticizes the traditional Aristotelian cosmology. Galileo drew the critical logics, hardly achievable from a simple observation report or mathematical demonstration, from his hand drawing. The Galileo case well proposes the goals and direction of how the modern society should nurture its interdisciplinary professionals today.
Keywords
Galileo; Mathematics; Fine art; Sunspot; Moon; Telescope;
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