“Herschel - Uranus” by Alex Trenoweth

"Herschel, Uranus and Mary Shelley's Vision of Horror"
On the 13 March 1781, William Herschel turned his homemade telescope to the heavens and spotted an object “rather like a comet”. His discovery would turn classical astronomy on its proverbial ear. Uranus, as the object would come to be known, was not only difficult to name but was also described as “badly behaved” owing to the perturbations caused by Neptune which had yet to be discovered. In this talk, UK astrologer Alex Trenoweth discusses the medical advances that controversially flourished since the Age of Enlightenment, particularly the ethical questions raised in Mary Shelley’s Gothic masterpiece “Frankenstein” that continue to haunt us to this very day. Have our inventions and “ghoulish tinkerings” made the world a better place or have we just made life a more terrifying existence?

Biography
Alex Trenoweth, MA (CAA), DFAstrolS, CIA Agent 144 is an astrological researcher and professional schoolteacher in London UK. In 2015, she was awarded “International Astrologer of the Year” by the Krishnamurti Institute of Astrology (KIA) for her ground-breaking and innovative research on Astrology and Education based on her book “Growing Pains” (The Wessex Astrologer). Since then she has spoken at astrology conferences around the world and is a contributing writer to Dell Horoscope. In 2018, Alex was given an honorary PhD for her research as well as an award for "Outstanding Service to Astrology" by KIA.