TELESCOPE: stories we hear and stories we tell
Peter’s latest film: [From 20-1-20 Hole Ousia will become first person]
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Cosmic light and skeletons
John Herschel, 1792 – 1871, was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, and experimental photographer. Herschel’s Preliminary Discourse (1831), which advocated an inductive approach to scientific experiment and theory-building, … Continue reading Cosmic light and skeletons
Backwards and forwards learning
Backwards and forwards learning contributes to who I am. Neither the microscope nor the telescope quite help me in the focus with which I wish to see. Backwards and forwards learning contributes … Continue reading Backwards and forwards learning
Oor Big Braw Cosmos
Last night, at the University of Glasgow, I attended the book launch of “Oor Big Braw Cosmos”. It was written by John C Brown, Astronomer Royal for Scotland, and Rab … Continue reading Oor Big Braw Cosmos
That small place in the whole of time
Filmed at Transit House. This film is based on a poem that I recently wrote on the Politician’s clock, in Transit House, Calton Hill Edinburgh. The poem is for Catherine … Continue reading That small place in the whole of time
The World’s First Meridian Line
Our daughter has flown free of the nest to study Maths at the University of St Andrews. My recall of my life as a student (so long ago) seems still vivid. … Continue reading The World’s First Meridian Line
Aspect-ratio
However I find that I struggle with both aspect and ratio.