The Crawford Lecture Series

The Crawford lectures were a direct result of the Crawford Workshop held here at the Royal Observatory in conjuction with the University of Edinburgh in April 2009.

Several discussions were held and the annual lectures were one of the positive outcomes on how to best utilise the collection with the collaboration of international and national academics in the field of the history of astronomy.

This year is the 3rd of the series and the hope is to continue with a new lecture each year presenting a different topic highlighting some of the items from the collection.

The 3rd Crawford Lecture

The 3rd Crawford Lecture is titled

"Two God-Fearing Astronomers from Wittenberg" or "How Copernicanism Began in 1540"
by Professor Richard Kremer from Dartmouth College.

6th May 2011 at 5.30pm

Teviot Lecture Theatre
Teviot Place,
The University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh, EH8 9AG

The event is free and open to the public.

3rd Crawford Lecture Poster [PDF/2MB]

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