Emma-Louise Hill
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Recently quit my PhD but have created a census of John Flamsteed’s two star catalogues (AMA).
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Jason W. Dean
4 months ago
Since I'm, faculty, I also undertake scholarly work. Right now, that means working on a census and description of Flamsteed's "Historia Coelestis" of 1712, with my collaborator
@hillemmalouise.bsky.social
, and you can learn more about that here:
youtu.be/Hn6FeZ2UlZo?...
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After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas
YouTube video by Linda Hall Library
https://youtu.be/Hn6FeZ2UlZo?si=MyEQbimpH-DN1qHS
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Jason W. Dean
9 months ago
Friends, for my final program at LHL on May 22, I will be joined by
@hillemmalouise.bsky.social
to discuss what happened after the burning of 300 copies of John Flamsteed’s 1712 Historia coelestis. Register here:
events.lindahall.org/afterhourswi...
#HistSci
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After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas
This program will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar.In 1716, British astronomer John Flamsteed built a pyre near the Royal Observatory. On it, he burned pages from a book he wrote as a “sacrifice to truth.” The pages were from the 1712 edition of Flamsteed’s Historiae coelestis, which Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley had printed despite Flamsteed’s vehement objections. What happened after the fire? How did copies of Historiae coelestis spread, and who circulated them? Not all the offending pages went up in flames. Flamsteed kept a few copies of the objectionable sections. In one copy, recently acquired by the Linda Hall Library, Flamsteed and his assistant took pen to paper in pursuit of truth: striking through, crossing out, and annotating Newton and Halley’s mistakes. Join scholar Emma Hill and the Library’s Vice President for Special Collections and Public Services Jason W. Dean as they introduce Hill’s census of surviving copies and discuss how the census has uncovered new information about the book’s production and the human story surrounding it.
https://events.lindahall.org/afterhourswithburnedstaratlas
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Katie Parker
10 months ago
📣 Amazing PhD opportunity with Dr Hannah Young at the University of Greenwich: ‘De-colonising Maritime Greenwich: Confronting histories and legacies of empire, c. 1694-2025.’ Fully-funded!! Spread the word to prospective applicants!
#PhD
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Jacinta Mallon
11 months ago
Now that the thesis is free for anyone to read, it feels like a good time to do a little update and say I passed my viva last month! Feeling extremely chuffed to be
#PhDone
, and even more grateful for all the lovely people who helped me get there ✨
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Jason W. Dean
11 months ago
We've acquired an annotated copy of Flamsteed's "Historia Coelestis," 1712! 1 of 4 incomplete copies comprised of the parts he objected to, this copy is the only one known w/ corrections by Flamsteed + Crothswait!
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New Acquisition: John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis
REVIEW: Global Burning examines how leaders are directly responsible for devastating wildfires in Brazil, Australia, and the United States.
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/new-acquisition-john-flamsteed-historia-coelestis/
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Jason W. Dean
12 months ago
The video of my talk
@illinoisrbml.bsky.social
about Flamsteed's 1712 "Historia Coelestis" is now up! Thanks to
@lynnemthomas.com
for the invite and
@hillemmalouise.bsky.social
for the collab on our man, JF. Enjoy, and share!
#HistSci
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#histSTM
#astronomy
#histastro
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Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton & the destruction of the 1712 "Historia Coelestis"
YouTube video by IllinoisRBML
https://youtu.be/E0ofUoEv4cc?si=NIrvbc9wGphU2Cmw
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