Project description DEENESFRITPL Studying how Kepler's Supernova challenged Renaissance science The last time a supernova was observed within the Milky Way was in 1604 by Johannes Kepler. The constellation Ophiuchus was only appreciated by the human eye, since optical telescopes and other measurement devices had not yet been invented. Five decades after its explosion, the supernova posed a challenge to astronomers, who found themselves observing something that ran counter to conventional wisdom about the Universe. Funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme, SN1604 will study how the supernova fundamentally affected the development of Renaissance scientific thought from a historical, philosophical and cultural point of view. Project findings will be published in an internet site, a series of peer-reviewed journals, and a book. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective """The Ophiucus Supernova: Post-Aristotelian Stargazing in the European Context (1604-1654)"" is a research project proposed for a Marie Curie Fellowship by Dr. Matteo Cosci, post-doctoral researcher at the University Ca' Foscari Venice. This research will examine how the unexpected explosion of a supernova in European skies in 1604 (SN 1604 or ""Kepler's supernova"" as it was called) fundamentally affected the development of Renaissance scientific thought from a historical, philosophical and cultural point of view. In fact, for the five decades after its outburst the interpretation of the new star or stella nova was one of the main speculative battlefields where opposing conceptions of the universe collided. The study will be grounded in an extensive set of primary sources and documents assembled by Dr.Cosci and analysed in their entirety for the first time. The first outgoing phase of research will be conducted at the Department of History of Science at University of Oklahoma under the supervision of Prof. Peter Barker, also consulting Dr. Patrick Boner of the Catholic University, Washington D.C . The return phase will take place at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage at Ca' Foscari under the supervision of Prof. Marco Sgarbi. Moreover, the research will provide data to, and will be assisted by, the Terra-Astronomy research group, based at the University of Jena, Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Ralph Neuhäuser, for assessing the historical supernova's typology and rare features. Results will be presented mainly through a dedicated internet site, a series of peer-reviewed articles in academic journals, and finally a book. The project provides the opportunity to give the proponent additional training for his academic career, to establish collaborations between many research groups working on similar themes in North America and in Europe, and finally to recover and reconsider a neglected chapter of Europen cultural history." Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternethumanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryhumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionphilosophynatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomystellar astronomysupernova Keywords Renaissance celestial novelties Kepler's supernova Aristotelianism Galileo SN1604 Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2018 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator UNIVERSITA CA' FOSCARI VENEZIA Net EU contribution € 269 002,56 Address DORSODURO 3246 30123 Venezia Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 269 002,56 Partners (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address PARRINGTON OVAL 660 73019 Norman See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 177 265,92