http://muse.tau.ac.il/~museum/kc-muse.html


update : 4.5.98

You are about to enter A Virtual Museum of Science,
Technology and Culture - a museum founded on three
dimensional graphics. At this stage in its development
the museum consists of one wing which is devoted to the
scientific thought of Galileo Galilei. We have dedicated
this wing to Andrea - Galileo's disciple in the play
Galileo by Bertold Brecht

The museum has set for itself a number of goals:

    I.To facilitate wandering among the exhibits;
      exhibits that are related to the physical laws
      which Galileo formulated, and among the exhibits
      related to his contribution to astronomy.

   II.To permit you to activate some of the exhibits
      such as the inclined plane, or to use the
      telescope.

  III.To give you hands on experience of some of
      the laws which Galileo formulated by swing on
      a swing (the pendulum) and sliding down a
      slide (the inclined plane).

In addition to the museum's three dimensional models,
you will be aided by the "Information Center" which
offers explanations on Galileo, his work, and his times.

The museum, as a stand-alone module, can be downloaded
to a Silicon Graphics computer which has Open Inventor
Software installed.

Numerous institutions and individuals contribute to this
project, and we are indebted to them for their
encouragement and support. We wish to thank to:

The Ministry of Science and Technology, Information SuperHighway Project.
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
Science and Technology Education Center, Tel-Aviv University.

The project is being developed with the support of :
Computation Center, Tel-Aviv University.
Silicon Graphics, Israel.