On the occasion of March 8, the Sciences Library is holding two events.
Seeking the small by thinking big. The scientific research of Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona Paulucci.
In the Sciences Campus library, papers, documents, books and manuscripts are exhibited, the result of the research of the Florentine scholar, Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona Paulucci. The well-known ornithologist, botanist and above all malacologist, was one of the major Tuscan naturalistic collectors, a protagonist of the cultural and scientific scene of the late 19th century.
Pioneers of yesterday, scientists of tomorrow. Exhibition of books.
In the Geomineralogy branch library, in the reading room, 8 volumes "recommended" by the librarians dedicated to female science are displayed, to highlight preeminent figures of female scientists.
Geologists, anthropologists, botanists, paleologists, who stood out for their audacity, determination, dedication and passion, are described through their travels, their collections, their explorations.