by Eric Ward | Nov 3, 2021
In partnership with UMKC Cockefair Chair, Professor William Ashworth’s course will explore how we came to understand the composition, birth, evolution, and death of stars. The course will consist of three sessions via Zoom webinar on Wednesdays, November 3, 10, and 17, from 10:30 a.m. to Noon. One registration covers all three sessions.
by Bill Ashworth | Sep 29, 2021 | Scientist of the Day
Hans Lipperhey, a German/Dutch lens grinder and eyeglass maker, was buried Sep. 29, 1619, in Middelburg in the Netherlands. We know little about Lipperhey except that, on Oct. 2, 1608, he applied for a patent for an instrument that made far-away things look nearby,...
by Bill Ashworth | Sep 17, 2021 | Scientist of the Day
John Goodricke, an English astronomer, was born Sep. 17, 1764. Goodricke was what was called in the 18th century a deaf-mute, a disability that arose from a bout with scarlet fever in his youth. He would die of pneumonia in his 21st year. But in his short, silent...
by Eric Ward | Sep 9, 2021
Dr. Jonathan Gardner, Deputy Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, and Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, Senior Project Scientist for the Hubble Space Telescope, will provide an insider’s look at the scientific legacy of Hubble and the extraordinary possibilities of the James Webb.
by Bill Ashworth | Aug 27, 2021 | Scientist of the Day
Edmund Neville Nevill, an English astronomer and chemist, was born Aug. 27, 1849. Nevil came from a distinguished family, but his passion was observing and mapping the moon. In 1876, he published the only original English lunar map of the 19th century (German...
