Giorgio Strano

Giorgio Strano, PhD, is curator of the collections at the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence. Since 2006, he is a member of the Gruppo Musei of the Istituto Nazionale di Astro-Fisica in Rome (INAF) for the preservation and the valorisation of instruments of historical interest in Italian astronomical observatories. He is involved in the study and popularization of the history of astronomy. He has published articles in Italian and international magazines, and collaborated in creating exhibitions on the history of astronomy and science. [from page xviii of European Collections of Scientific Instruments, 1550-1750]