Pisa

Article summary

Pisa ( ; ) is a city and comune (municipality) in Tuscany, Central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the city contains more than twenty other historic churches, and several medieval and Renaissance palaces, mostly facing each other on the avenues along the Arno ("Lungarno"). Much of the city's architecture was financed from its history as one of the Italian maritime republics. The city is also home to the University of Pisa, which has a history going back to the 12th century, the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, founded by Napoleon in 1810, and its offshoot, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 1810 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 1810 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 1775 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of foundation: 1862-07-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of foundation: 1810 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of foundation: 1343-09-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1544 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "1810". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "1810". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "1775". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of foundation is "1862-07-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of foundation is "1810". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of foundation is "1343-09-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1544". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
15. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378590401