Georeferenced lives
A.C. Sparavigna, R. Marazzato
TL;DR
This paper proposes georeferencing the lives of famous individuals like Newton and Schiaparelli to enhance teaching and engagement in scientific disciplines using geographic information systems.
Contribution
It introduces a novel approach of georeferencing personal histories for educational purposes, expanding GIS applications beyond traditional site mapping.
Findings
Enhanced engagement in science education
Successful georeferencing of historical figures' lives
Potential for broader educational applications
Abstract
To give a georeference means to give a reference as existing in the physical space of Earth. This procedure is widely used for the location of archaeological, historical and other sites when geographic information systems (GIS) are used. Here we are proposing to georeference the lives of famous people (in the paper, Newton and Schiaparelli) for teaching purposes, to increase the appeal of some scientific disciplines.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHistorical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · Historical Geography and Cartography