1.0Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technologyhttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/lifetimemediahttps://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/author/lifetimemedia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aAOKhyu08k"><a href="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/polit-buxareu-isidre/">Pòlit Buxareu, Isidre</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/en/cientifics/polit-buxareu-isidre/embed/#?secret=aAOKhyu08k" width="600" height="338" title="“Pòlit Buxareu, Isidre” — Biographical Gallery of Catalan Science and Technology" data-secret="aAOKhyu08k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://scbcientifics.iec.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1413534371-foto1politjpg.jpg400533"He used to explain that as a kid, on the way back from Badalona to Alella at night, he had fallen in love with the firmament from contemplating the starry sky so much." Joseph M. Casals' words in memory of Isidre Pòlit exemplify a passion for astronomy that accompanied the career of this scientist from an early age.