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Bononia, the Roman Bologna: Archaeoastronomy and Chronology
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
In an article written by Giulio Magli on the orientation of the Roman towns, Bononia, the Roman Bologna, is given as a specific example to support Magli's thesis on the existence o…
On a recently proposed dating of the foundation of Julia Augusta Taurinorum (Torino)
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
Recently, a preprint [arXiv:1901.08545] and a series of news announced that Torino, as the roman Augusta Taurinorum, was founded on 30 January 9 BC. The assumption is based on the…
Supernova 1572 and other newly observed stars in the literature of the time
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
SN 1572, also known as the Tycho's Nova, was a supernova largely reported and discussed in the literature of the time. Here we talk about this literature. In the latest texts, we f…
Magnetic Compasses and Chinese Architectures
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
In this paper, we are discussing the effect of the use of magnetic compasses on the orientation of ancient Chinese architectonical complexes. As Czech researchers proposed in 2011,…
Vito Volterra and his commemoration for the centenary of Faraday's discovery of electromagnetic induction
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
The paper presents a memoir of 1931 written by Vito Volterra on the Italian physicists of the nineteenth century and the researches these scientists made after the discoveries of M…
A possible role of Alpha Crucis in the astronomical landscape of Silbury Hill
Amelia Carolina Sparavigna
The paper is proposing a possible link between the construction of the Silbury Hill, the prehistoric artificial mound near Avebury, and the observation of Alpha Crucis, the main st…