M.A.R.S January Presentation by Professor of Astrophysics Susana Mullikin

Please come join us as we will have a presentation by our very own member and Professor of Astrophysics Susana Mullikin. Meeting will be held at the Welcome Center of the MOSI. Prof Mullikin will talk about:

ARCHEO-ASTRONOMY AND ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS.
Astronomy is the oldest science, with the first observations of the heavens conducted by our early human ancestors. Historical records of astronomical measurements date back as far as Mesopotamia nearly 5000 years ago, with later observations made by the ancient Chinese, Babylonians, and Greeks. Humans seek to explain their world with (internal) models; one of the earliest is that the affairs of humans and the world are controlled by the positions of the stars and planets. Although astrology is now regarded as a pseudoscience, it was the original motivation for the mapping of the stars and the assignment of constellations. Ms. Mullikin will cover topics such as astrology, and different civilizations all over the world.