The Strange Tale of the Anglican Priest who foresaw the Modern Solar System and wiped out the Inhabitants of Jupiter
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Feb 16, 2017 07:30 PM
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Mar 16, 2017 08:30 PM |
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| Where | Natural Science 112 |
| Contact Name | Lutz Haberzettl, Ph.D. |
| Contact Phone | (502)-852-1986 |
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Speaker: Chris Graney
Abstract: This talk will focus on William Whewell (1794 -- 1866) of Cambridge University in England. His prescient insights regarding the nature of the solar system and its possible inhabitants went strongly against the prevailing thought of his time, and are relevant to our time as well.