Multidisciplinary and multicultural history of astronomy #histastro by @VoulaSaridakis, PhD | Curator @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/oAQ4AUAjig and @NASAJPL @NASASolarSystem Ambassador.
All tweets/views/opinions mine
Joined March 2015
- Tweets12.8K
- Following1.1K
- Followers26.4K
- Likes1.4K
History of Astronomy retweeted
Fully funded PhD Studentship on Caroline Herschel's Astronomical Notebooks. The student will be based @durham_uni and the @royalsociety. Further particulars and application information here: academia.edu/71074381/Celest… @BSHSNews @WSGUK @hssonline @AHAhistorians @TheCCWH @HistAstro
History of Astronomy retweeted
@observatorioseichu In partnership with the illustrator Maxakali @maybiilustra, we are developing an app for the dissemination of two Tupi-Guarani astronomical knowledge. #divulgaçãocientífica #astronomiacultural #povosoriginarios #geek #ciências #astronomia
History of Astronomy retweeted
💫Line up for next Skyscape Archaeology Lecture Series run by us & @SophiaCentre @SophiaCentrePress & @bournemouthuni is now out. See sophia-project.net/lectures-… & 👀mark your diaries: we kick off 4pm GMT 22/2/23 with Camilla Power: 'Lunarchy: the original economics of time' Pls RT
History of Astronomy retweeted
OTD in 1997, the discoverer of planet Pluto—in effect, the discoverer of the class of ice dwarf planets & the Kuiper Belt—Clyde Tombaugh, died at 91.
His discovery of Pluto presaged the modern map of our solar system & led to the New Horizons mission to Pluto!
History of Astronomy retweeted
💫Do you want to find out more about how monuments interact with the sky? Would you like a taster of what such research involves? Why not join us and @SophiaCentre on our next popular Skyscape Archaeology Lecture Series online? More details soon 👀 please share...
History of Astronomy retweeted
What a year it has been for Webb! It feels like just yesterday we were getting ready to launch, and now Webb has hit the ground running in its mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Break out your box of tissues and relive the magic with us. Happy Birthday, Webb! 🎉
History of Astronomy retweeted
@HistAstro A new insight into cultural astronomy.
History of Astronomy retweeted
🗣 Giving Caroline Herschel her voice back 🗣
We are thrilled to reveal the successful acquisition of a handwritten draft of Caroline Herschel’s memoirs! The manuscript will shortly be on display here at the Herschel Museum, which was also Caroline’s former home in Bath.
🧵
History of Astronomy retweeted
The Horn Antenna in Holmdel, NJ was used by Nobel laureates and Bell Labs scientists A. Penzias & B Wilson to discover the cosmic background radiation.
This petition is asking the town to turn the site into a park & not sell it to a developer.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
History of Astronomy retweeted
Now on us02web.zoom.us/j/8977873994… a History of Astronomical Sciences Seminar with two talks about the role of Jesuit astronomers in the 17th century - abstracts in syrte.obspm.fr/spip/science/… @HistAstro #histsci
History of Astronomy retweeted
🚨HEY #rarebooks FRIENDS - FUNDED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY HERE @LindaHall_org !🚨 (THREAD Please rt & share widely)
We are offering a fellowship in bibliography to a postdoc scholar whose research focuses on the study of books & mss as physical artifacts... lindahall.org/research/linda…
History of Astronomy retweeted
From intriguing #astrolabes to stunning globes, sundials & qibla indicators, our collection of astronomical instruments from the #islamicworld is now even easier to explore in our 1-stop online resource.
ow.ly/RbA250LahY6
@BaytAlFann @OCISOxford #muslimscience #histsci
ALT Science in the Islamic World (from top left, clockwise) astrolabe rete (star map), celestial globe, quadrant, Persian inclining dial, Qibla indicator, manuscript
History of Astronomy retweeted
🌔🔭 Suivre une éclipse de soleil sur une magnifique carte établie par une astronome du 18e siècle...
=> gallica.bnf.fr/blog/01042021…
History of Astronomy retweeted
📣 Announcing a free, online prog. @LindaHall_org: After Hours with Historia Coelestis, Nov. 10! @ADSJohns & I will unpack the story of the 1712 Historiae Coelestis using the material evidence in the LHL copy of the 1712 ed. #rarebooks #speccolls #histSTM afterhourswithhistoriacoeles…
History of Astronomy retweeted
The outtakes of NASA astronauts trying to walk on the moon are amazing.
History of Astronomy retweeted
#Astrolabes are truly fascinating #timepieces and #navigationaltools. We here @timekeepingmus are fortunate to have a number of #ninetheenthcentury replicas that capture the beauty and elegance of these early methods of timekeeping.
Museum open every Friday 11: 00 am -3: 00 pm.
History of Astronomy retweeted
What questions do you have about @NASAVoyager?
We’re going LIVE in less than 24 hours with deputy project scientist Linda Spilker and propulsion engineer Todd Barber as we continue to celebrate the mission's 45th anniversary.
Send us your questions!
youtube.com/watch?v=ZbiJDvFN…
History of Astronomy retweeted
Earlier today, Bath Preservation Trust’s Chairman Thomas Sheppard cut the ribbon to officially launch our new #Herschel200 stonework! The date is 25th August - the exact date upon which William Herschel died 200 years ago.
🧵
#williamherschel #astronomy #space #museum #history
History of Astronomy retweeted
Excited about working with over 40,000 objects from Roman sundials to astrolabes & our COVID collection?
Then this is the role for you.
Apply by 12 noon, Mon 5 Sept: jobs.ox.ac.uk/
Search for Collections & Research Access Manager
#museumjobs #hiring #recruitment
ALT We're hiring. Collections and Research Access Manager, History of Science Museum, University of Oxford
History of Astronomy retweeted
We're guardians of the world's largest Islamic instruments collection—though their provenance & acquisition remain largely unknown.
We're looking for a Research Fellow to investigate.
Apply by 12pm, Fri 5 Aug 2022: ow.ly/RPs650JYipV or search at jobs.ox.ac.uk
ALT We're hiring - Research Fellow - Application deadline: 5 August 2022