about me

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Virginia Recanati, engineer since 2009, cultural heritage manager since 2018. Expert in technical management of the integrated water service, with more than twenty-three years of experience in the sector. She studies ancient and modern hydraulics and systems of supply, distribution and "care" of the water resource.


The purpose of this blog is an exchange of information and curiosities that I wish to take care of as a scholar of ancient hydraulics with the sole purpose of disseminating the knowledge (ambitious desire) of ancient hydraulics.


This site is meant to be the English language site of my blog:

https://blogidraulicaantica.org

Location: 63900 Fermo FM, Italia

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