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 The
greatest and most famous Croatian philosopher and
scientist Rudjer Boskovic (Boscovich, 1711-1787), was born
in Dubrovnik, where he was educated in the Jesuit Collegium. He was a member of the Royal Society of London, a member of St.Petersbug Academy, "membre correspondant" of the French Academie Royale des Sciences, a member of the Accademia dell'Arcadia, a professor at many European universities. Very delicate work on repairing the cupola of St. Peter's church in the Vatican (diameter: 42m) was entrusted to R. Boskovic, a proof that he was a leading European authority for static computations and civil engineering of that time. Upon the request of Austrian Empress Maria Theresia, Boskovic was solving the problem of stability of Royal Library (now National Library) in Vienna. Just to know, he was born and lived in the house next door! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
You can see it from your apartment. It’s just across the street!
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The
old synagogue of Dubrovnik is the oldest Sephardi synagogue
in the world and the second oldest in Europe which is still in use
today. The synagogue was built in the style of the Baroque synagogues
of Italy in the 14th century. |
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