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| FUNDACIÓN JUANELO TURRIANO | 048 2013 December |
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| NEWS |
| GARCÍA-DIEGO PRIZE. DEADLINE EXTENDED |
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| The deadline for submitting papers has been extended to 10 January 2014. The 12 000-euro GARCÍA-DIEGO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE, awarded by the Fundación Juanelo Turriano, is open to any individual or group submitting an original, unpublished research paper or article for general readership on the history of technology. See rules (in Spanish) See rules (in English) |
| FUNDACIÓN JUANELO TURRIANO. COLLABORATION WITH THE CATALONIAN RAILWAY MUSEUM (VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ) |
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| The Catalonian Railway Museum and the Standing Working Party on Railway Heritage organised a campaign to restore the Mataró steam locomotive, a replica of the country’s most emblematic steam engine. It was the first locomotive to operate in mainland Spain, 165 years ago, when it ran from Barcelona to Mataró. The intention is to repair the engine to working order and improve the conditions in which it is displayed to enhance the understanding of how the earliest railway rolling stock operated. This cooperative project, launched on 28 October, was brought to a successful end on 7 December 2013 after having raised sufficient funds to cover the cost of the repairs. Fundacion Juanelo Turriano contributed significantly to this initiative. |
| OTHER CURRENT EVENTS |
| MOLINUM. RELEASE OF THE DECEMBER ISSUE |
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| The Asociación para la Conservación y Estudio de los Molinos (Association for the conservation and study of mills, ACEM) has released issue 44 of its journal Molinum. Read the on-line version |
| BOOK PRESENTATION: MONASTERIOS. LAS BIOGRAFÍAS DESCONOCIDAS DE LOS CENOBIOS DE ESPAÑA (The unknown biographies of Spain’s monasteries) |
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| Miguel Sobrino, draughtsman and sculptor, presented his latest book on 16 December in the Madrid School of Architecture. Entitled Monasterios. Las biografías desconocidas de los cenobios de España (The unknown biographies of Spain’s monasteries), the book invites the reader to visit the major Spanish monasteries, a familiar heritage viewed from the perspective of a journey in which the buildings, their history and their environment speak for themselves. More… |
| MASTER’S COURSE IN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF HISTORIC MONUMENTS AND BUILDINGS. OPEN FOR REGISTRATION |
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| Applications for the Master’s course on the structural analysis of historic monuments and buildings may be submitted until the deadline on 20 January 2014. This course is funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus programme. It is organised by a consortium of reputed European universities and research institutes, including the University of Miño, Technical University of Catalunya, Czech Technical University of Prague, University of Padua and the Institute of Pure and Applied Mechanics (Czech Republic). The course combines the most recent advances in research and development with practical exercises. Scholarships for 4 000 to 24 000 euros are available for students of any nationality. More information on the curriculum |
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