Graham Dolan introduced us to John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, who held the post from its creation in 1675. Flamsteed made...

We were treated to two fascinating talks by Royal Observatory Greenwich assistants Ross Code and Paul Miller. Ross gave us an insider’s...

At our latest History of Astronomy meeting, we were delighted to welcome Flamsteed member Paul Wright, who gave a fascinating talk on the...

Frank began his talk with a fascinating observation: "Astronomy in China, Korea & Japan presents a total change to how we in the West...

Last night, we kicked off the 2024-25 season of Flamsteed’s History of Astronomy talks at Mycenae House. Now, we could’ve just given you...

What a fascinating story about one of the unsung heroes of Astronomy. It seems that Henrietta, along with Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina...

Each day, as we wake to the sight of the Sun, we hardly think twice about it. It’s a fixture in our lives, always there – so much so that...

Charles is the chairman of the Herschel society in Bath. The Society was founded in the 1970s to rescue the house in New King Street...

It was a pleasure to welcome Dr Wolfgang Steinicke to give us the second talk in the History of Astronomy series for this term. Wolfgang...

The 2023/24 History of Astronomy lectures kicked off with a stunning two-for-one combination of lectures by Dr Jane Clark.

We heard about another great Victorian amateur, William Huggins. He not only built his own observatory, but also did much of the...

We heard about a more ancient view of astronomy, one where centuries before the big names, like Copernicus and Brahe, the ancients were...

It turns out that the answer to this question is: an awful lot! Mary's talk covered all the areas that have benefited from the space...

For our second History of Astronomy group meeting of the season, we were treated to a talk by Gerard Gilligan of the Liverpool...

History of Astronomy Meeting - 26 January 2023. With Greg Smye-Rumsby.

Agnes Mary Clerke Agnes Mary Clerke was born in Skibbereen in Co Cork in and grew up in the midst of the horrific Irish Famine. Her...

In the first of our History of Astronomy sessions for this season, we were presented with a talk by Bill Barton. Bill is a founding...

Tony Sizer We were a month late for Halloween but Tony Sizer nevertheless gave us a good scare with “Ghosts, poltergeists, and the Law of...

Which is the odd one out? Lalande, Hevelius, Patrick Moore or Halley? The first Flamsteed History of Astronomy Group meeting of 2014 was...