CAA: Anglo-Saxon Astronomy
Fri 17 Mar
|Institute of Astronomy
What did the Anglo-Saxon's do for us? Hear about a series of interesting astronomical developments of the age. Image & credit: Jonicus, the First Astronomer in World Chronicle, about 1400–1410, Rudolf von Ems, made in Regensburg, Germany (The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 33 [88.MP.70], fol. 12)
Time & Location
17 Mar 2023, 20:00
Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
About The Event
The Anglo-Saxon period is often known as the Dark Ages because of the lack of information we have about this period of time, but astronomically it could not be more interesting. During this time there were several major events with global effects. It was a time of diverse views about the heavens in Britain, with Celtic, Greek, Saxon and Viking ideas all competing with each other.
Martin studied for his degree in astrophysics whilst working as a guard on British Rail in the 1970s. From 1989 until 2011 he was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York, where he helped organise large educational events for children. In 1998 he was presented with an MBE for services to astronomy and education. Until the pandemic he had a mobile planetarium which he took to hundreds of schools in the north of England. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society…