Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend Professor Melissa Lane 18:00 - 19:00 Register now to: Watch online Need help registering?
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
Christopher Wren & Oliver Cromwell: The 1657 Appointment of Wren as Gresham Professor of Astronomy Of all the august and admirable Gresham Professors, Christopher Wren...
Shaping Mathematical Practices of the Science of the Stars Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills...
19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions During the late 19th century, British and American organisations such...
Rosetta: Unlocking Secrets from Ancient Egypt to a Comet Just as the Rosetta Stone and the Philae Obelisk became...
China’s Space Programme: Ambition and Concern What are the Chinese space ambitions? Should the rest of...
Mathematics, Motion, and Truth: The Earth goes round the Sun The reality of the Earth's motion, as proclaimed by Copernicus...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.