CIERA Astronomy ✨ Night 🔭 Out 🌕 Heavenly Spheres: How Ancient Greece and Rome-

***** NOTE: THIS IS AN IN PERSON EVENT *****

Heavenly Spheres: How Ancient Greece and Rome Mapped the Cosmos

Registration at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ciera-astronomy-night-out-tickets-1984500666916

https://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/639897

NOTE: Please RSVP so we know how many to expect, but proof of ticket purchase is not required and does not guarantee a seat. Seats are first come, first served. [Their rules, not mine!]

Can't make it in person? WATCH THE LIVESTREAM: https://ciera.northwestern.edu/ciera-livestream/

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.

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.

May 13, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Technological Institute Ryan Auditorium
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Enjoy a free public lecture by Northwestern Assistant Professor of Classics, Nick Winters.

• Participate in astronomy activities for the whole family after the lecture and telescope observing at the historic Dearborn Observatory!
• CIERA astronomers will also be ready to answer all of your spacey questions. This and much more at CIERA's Astronomy Night Out

OPTIONAL: Is any one interested in meeting for dinner at a local restaurant before the event?