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Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton & the Historia Coelestis

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Jan 30, 2025   7:00  
Registration
Registration
Contact
Carrie Lingscheit
E-Mail
carriel@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Campus Humanities Calendar

Jason Dean (Linda Hall Library) will join us via Zoom to discuss the incident in which John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, burned copies of his own astronomical work, Historia Coelestis. The events that led to this furious act involved some of the most powerful members of the early Royal Society, including Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley, all embroiled in professional jealousy, intellectual theft, and clandestine printing. Open to all.

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