Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Discovering Australia: The legend and the reality of the navigator-explorer Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders is remembered as one of Britain’s greatest navigator-explorers...
19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions During the late 19th century, British and American organisations such...
Shaping Mathematical Practices of the Science of the Stars Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills...