The Rambling Astronomer Podcast
1) 29.28 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Scriven Bolton
Scriven Bolton 1883-1929 is a Yorkshire astronomer whose life and work is hardly known yet his contributions in particular in the field of astronomical illustrations were incredible and his work almos...Show More
2) 29.27 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Edward Milne
Edward Milne was born in Hessle near Hull, his research included atomic physics, meteorological physics, and solar and stellar physics in particular stellar atmospheres and the structure of the Sun an...Show More
3) 29.26 Astronomy in God's Own Country - The Middlesbrough Meteorite
One of the most important meteorites on Earth, this is the amazing and incredible story of the Middlesbrough Meteorite.
4) 29.25 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Alfred Fowler
Alfred Fowler was born on March 22nd 1868 at Wilsden on the outskirts of Bradford and would become one of the most important astronomers of the first half of the 20th century. His work in the field of...Show More
5) 29.24 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Frank Watson Dyson
Although not born in Yorkshire Frank Watson Dyson attended the Heath Grammar School in Halifax before going onto Cambridge to study astronomy in mathematics. He was astronomer royal from 1910-1933 bu...Show More
6) 29.23 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Florence Taylor
The first of out women astronomers Florence Taylor 1865-1932 was a member of the Leeds Astronomical Society and was the first woman tompresent a lecture to the society. That title was the woman astro...Show More
7) 29.22 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Thomas Cooke
A Classic rags to riches story. Thomas Cooke would become one of the greatest telescope makers of all time. He made York one of the optical instrumnet centres of the world. He built in 1869 what was t...Show More
8) 29.21 Astronomy in God's Own Country - Anne Sheepshanks
Anne Sheepshanks inherited the estate of her brother Richard Sheepshanks, who was secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society. Although not an astronomer herself she would donate vast amounts of money...Show More
9) 29.20 Astronomy in God's Own Country - John Goodricke & Edward Pigott
These are adopted Yorkshire astronomers.When I was Curator of Astronomy at the Yorkshire Museum in York I christened John Goodricke and Edward Pigott as the 'Fathers of Variable Star Astronomy' becaus...Show More
10) 29.19 Astronomy in God's own Country - Jesse Ramsden
Jesse Ramsden was the great grand nephew of Abraham Sharp, there was clearly an astronomical gene running through this family. The instrumnets he made were of exceptional quality and he even invented...Show More