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By Tecnoparco museo di Archimede

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Price is RM 41 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
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  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Guided tour in Italian and English with scientific guide
    • Guided tour of Archimedes' inventions
    • The replicas are in 1:1 natural scale
    • Discover the six thematic areas and the war machines
    • Admire how Archimedes defended Syracuse from the attack of the Romans

Activity location

    • Syracuse
    • Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Viale Giuseppe Agnello, 26, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italy
    • Siracusa, Sicilia, Italy

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Tecnoparco Archimede Museum Exhibition Ticket in Multilingual

  • Opening hours: Mon 9:30-17:00
  • English
Price details
RM 40.71 x 2 AdultsRM 81.42
Total
Price is RM 81.42

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Guided tour in Italian and English, rental of multilingual audio guides.
  • Inclusions
    Replicas and scale models of machinery used in the 3rd century BC
  • Inclusions
    Exhibits on Archimedes' contributions and inventions
  • Inclusions
    Six thematic areas: Levers, War Machines, Lifting Machines, Hydrostatics, Burning Mirrors, and Water Clocks
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks
  • Exclusions
    Transportation to and from the museum

What you can expect

  • The Archimede technopark is a permanent exhibition, within which it is possible to admire replicas and scale reproductions of machinery used in the 3rd century. BC, with important Archimedean contributions. The exhibition is divided into six thematic areas: 1) EDUCATIONAL SECTION LEVERS: this section includes levers, pulleys and winches. 2) TEACHING SECTION “ARCHIMEDEE WAR MACHINES”: this section includes the catapult, ram, crossbow, scorpion and onager, ballista. 3) DIACTICAL SECTION “LIFT MACHINES”: this section includes two types of cranes and manus ferrea. 4) TEACHING SECTION OF “HYDROSTATICS”: This section includes Archimedes' screw and experiments on the Archimedes' principle, Corobats. Presses and worm screws. 5) EDUCATIONAL SECTION “BURNING MIRRORS”: This section is dedicated to Archimedes' most famous invention, the burning mirror, of which it will be possible to admire two different models. 6) EDUCATIONAL SECTION “WATER CLOCKS”: In this last section it will be possible to admire the water clocks and various applications of the “Archimedes screw”.

Location

Activity location

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    • Syracuse
    • Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Viale Giuseppe Agnello, 26, 96100 Siracusa SR, Italy
    • Siracusa, Sicilia, Italy