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The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Sat 19 Jul 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Pisa tim parrott summer school leaning tower
Saturday 19 Jul, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm

This iconic building came perilously close to collapse in the 1990s owing to its inadequate foundations. An international team of engineers succeeded in saving it, but the road to salvation was far from smooth.

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Price: £15

Room: Brunt Room

Customer Information: Pen, notepad / device are optional

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Name: Tim Parrott

Bio: Tim Parrott took his degree at Cambridge then worked as a schoolteacher before specialising in explaining Popular Science to general audiences.
In addition to Cosmology, Physics and Evolutionary Biology, he also teaches courses on architectural structure, always with a view to developing the knowledge and understanding of people without a background in science who nonetheless want to know more.

Department: Humanities

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Sat 19 Jul 2025
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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