Workshop on:
Fifty years after Velikovsky’s "Worlds in Collision" :
classical and new scenarios on evolution of solar system.
Bergamo, October 20 and 21 , 2001
Scientific Program
Saturday 20th, morning:
Prof. Emilio Spedicato, Un. Bergamo: Introduction to the workshop
Prof. Federico Di Trocchio, Un. di Lecce: Velikovsky as a rejected genius
Dr. Shulamit Velikovsky, Haifa, Israel: Velikovsky ed Einstein: facts and personal recollections
Dr. Jan Sammer, Prague: The Velikovsky website and his unpublished monographs
Alfred De Grazia and Immanuel Velikovsky (presented by Amy De Grazia, Princeton-Angouleme-Naxos): A final memoir, November 14th, 1979
Saturday 20th, Afternoon:
Prof. Alfred De Grazia, Princeton, Angouleme and Naxos: Before Velikovsky’s worlds in collision: the Solaria Binaria scenario
Prof. Laurence Dixon, Un. Hertfordshire, UK: Planetary orbital changes proposed by Velikovsky do not conflict with conservation laws
Admiral Dr. Flavio Barbiero, Naval Academy, Livorno: On the possibility of fast changes in Earth axis after impacts by external bodies
Dr. Walter Baltensperger, Brazilian Center for Research in Physics, Rio de Janeiro: Geographic shift of Earth’s pole positions after a close encounter with an object of planetary size
Prof. Emilio Spedicato, Un. Bergamo: Evidence of a super Tungusca impact over Pacific Ocean in year 1178 AD
Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Un. of Cardiff, UK: New insight into the origin of life
Dr. Antonino Del Popolo, Un. Bergamo: Extrasolar planetary systems: observational evidence and theoretical problems
Sunday 21rst, morning:
Prof. Erasmo Recami, Un. Bergamo: Catastrophism and uniformitarism in history of astronomy
Dr. Dwardu Cardona, Editor of Aeon, Vancouver: Saturn before the Sun
Dr. Charles Ginenthal, Editor of The Velikovskyan, New York: Velikovsky ideas on the role of electromagnetism in the evolution of the Universe
Dr. Adalberto Notarpietro, CNR, Milano: Earth in Upheaval of Velikovsky and extraterrestrial catastrophism in Earth geology
Final discussion and workshop end.
A website with information on how to participate and on lodging in Bergamo is expected to be ready in April.
Information can now be obtained by contacting prof. Emilio Spedicato at Emilio Spedicato [emilio@unibg.it]
Social events
Friday 19th, evening: dinner at Restaurant Colleoni, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo
Saturday 20th,
noon: lunch at BW Hotel Cappello d’ Oro
evening: dinner at Countess D’ Amico Finardi home with guitar/song concert (Agnese Spedicato)
Sunday 21th,
noon: lunch at BW Hotel Cappello d’ Oro
afternoon: transfer to Milan by train, possibly piano concert with soprano at Casa Verdi
evening: dinner at Restaurant Papa’ Francesco, between Piazza Duomo and Piazza Scala, Sardinian food fish menu (restaurant owned by a former student of Spedicato)