Nel 1884 the weather-seismic observatory was added at the initiative of priest Andrea Bianchi with the collaboration of father Francesco Denza (the founder of the Italian Meteorological Society and the National Meteorological Network). The current dedication commemorates two priests who long provided their teaching and conducted scientific surveys in the observatory. The importance of the Observatory greatly surpassed that of the physics cabinet, which was immediately absorbed by the Observatory itself. Indeed, from the time of its founding, it was among the most modern and well-equipped in Italy, so much so that it was soon invited to be part of the newly established Italian Meteorological Network. With the advent of air navigation, the Chiavari Observatory performed its indispensable function as a station for monitoring the atmosphere aimed at flight assistance and fulfilled its important and delicate task until the day the Italian Air Force established a dedicated weather station on the occasion of the construction of the first airport in Genoa. Moreover, the Chiavari Observatory has always provided weather data to radio, television, and local newspapers, to the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Hydrological Office of the Civil Engineering of Genoa. The Museum is divided into three sections: Physics Cabinet equipped with about 300 devices dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. Seismology, with three functioning period seismographs. Classical meteorology (with ancient detection instruments) and modern, with an interactive display and a laboratory simulating a weather office connected to a real operational data acquisition station.
Information about the scientific museum “Sanguineti-Leonardini”
Piazza N. Signora Dell’orto, 8 16043 Chiavari (Genoa) 0185/365339 info@museodellascienza.it
https://www.museodellascienza.it
Source: MIBACT
