Northwestern University's Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) presents the 5th CIERA ASTRONOMY NIGHT OUT featuring Professor Nick Winters
• A free, keynote lecture given by Classics Professor Nick Winters
• After the lecture, engage in family astronomy activities, and look through the historic Dearborn Telescope (weather permitting).
• Come participate in astronomy activities after the lecture. CIERA astronomers will also be ready to answer all of your spacey questions. This and much more at CIERA's Astronomy Night Out!
• Campus parking lots are free and unrestricted in the evenings.
• All are welcome! Content tailored to a general audience.
Nick Winters
Department of Classics, Northwestern University
Talk Title:
Heavenly Spheres: How Ancient Greece and Rome Mapped the Cosmos
About this Talk: Learn to look at the sky like the Ancient Greeks and Romans did! From early poetry, philosophy, and myth to the brilliant achievements of ancient mathematics, astronomy was where the Greco-Roman world made its most lasting contributions to modern science. In this lecture, we will see what ancient people saw in the heavens, learn how they measured and mapped the movements of planets and stars, and think about what it all meant to them. After the talk, come get a closer look at replicas of ancient astronomical instruments, and discover how these tools were used.
About the Presenter:
Nick Winters is an Assistant Professor of Classics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on ancient mathematics and science, and his work on ancient astronomy ranges from practical topics like the geometry of celestial models and the manufacture of sundials to more imaginative areas like astrology and Pythagorean mysticism. At Northwestern, he teaches courses on Ancient Astronomy and Ancient Medicine.
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Cost: Free and open to the public.
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