Wycombe Astronomy Society (WAS)
What's On
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Our hope is, therefore, to encouraging new members to join our Society.
Wed, 15 Sept
|Online by Zoom
Martin Lunn - Anglo-Saxon Astronomy
Time & Location
15 Sept 2021, 20:00 – 22:00
Online by Zoom
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.
ABOUT MARTIN LUNN (IN HIS OWN WORDS)
I studied for my degree in astrophysics with the Open University while working as a guard on British Rail between 1979-82. On being made redundant in 1986 I joined the Civil Service in London.
I was appointed Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York in 1989, a post I held until I took early retirement in 2011. As a public astronomer I promoted astronomy at the York Observatory, which is part of the museum, including…