Thu 19 Sept
|Mycenae House
History of Astronomy - Talks by Simon Nosworthy and Mary Dooley
Introduction to the Stella Cinderella, a talk by Simon Nosworthy about Caroline Herschel; and Alice Everett, the Greenwich Astronomer who Mapped the Stars, a talk by Mary Dooley. DETAILS ON HOW TO BOOK FOR THIS EVENT ARE EMAILED TO MEMBERS IN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Time & Location
19 Sept 2024, 19:00 – 21:00
Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
About the Event
Introduction to the Stella Cinderella
A talk by Simon Nosworthy about Caroline Herschel
What is the connection between the first officially paid female scientist, the first woman to discover a comet and the first woman to join the Royal Society? Caroline Herschel is the connection, and these are just a few of her accomplishments.
Caroline was destined to be a domestic assistant, the role set out for many women of her time. Caroline fought prejudice, poverty, pestilence and her mother to escape this destiny and become one of the greatest astronomers of her age. How on earth did she do all this?
Alice Everett; The Greenwich Astronomer who mapped the stars and became one of the early pioneers in TV Technology.
A talk by Mary Dooley