January 14th, 2009
January 14: The Man Who Beat Galileo
Date: January 14, 2009[podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/astro365/20090114-365DoA.mp3[/podcast]
Title: The Man Who Beat Galileo
Podcaster: Allan Chapman
Description: Everyone knows that Galileo was the first to look at the heavens through a telescope - but everyone might just be wrong. Best known as Sir Walter Raleigh's tutor, Thomas Harriot mapped the moon in 1609 just as Galileo did. In this podcast, we'll look at who really got there first.
Bio: Allan Chapman is Britain's foremost historian of astronomy, based at Wadham College in the University of Oxford. He is also a television presenter, and a spectacular public speaker much in demand from astronomical societies right across the UK and beyond.
Transcript:
365 Days of Astronomy
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The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the New Media Working Group of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Audio post-production by Preston Gibson. Bandwidth donated by libsyn.com and wizzard media. Web design by Clockwork Active Media Systems. You may reproduce and distribute this audio for non-commercial purposes. Please consider supporting the podcast with a few dollars (or Euros!). Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org. Until tomorrow...goodbye.
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