Event for HAS Members
Introduction to the Universe - a monthly astronomy talk.

An additional night for members, second Wednesday of each month (except December and January).

Tonight’s Talk

Physics and History; the Earth and the Solar System

Speaker: Nick Odom (from Hamilton Astronomical Society)

We are taught about ancient ways of looking at the universe from a modern perspective. We tend to regard past ideas about the universe as being wrong simply because we think we know better, while ignoring the fact that in past times the whole basis of reasoning was very different from today. This talk explores past world views; it also describes several pioneers who changed the world view, both through observation and also by developing new ideas and concepts.