In this hybrid workshop in June 2022, we explored and questioned the historic connections and influences that have shaped observatory networks within their local communities, across colonial empires and between hemispheres during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Topics considered:
- Colonial networks
- Local networks and observatory locales
- Observatories across hemispheres
- Observatory locations in Edinburgh
- Contested networks, past and present
- Observatories within international networks
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Dates: 28-29 June 2022
Location: Royal Observatory Edinburgh
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Observatory Sites and Networks since 1780
Inspired by the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 2025, this research networking project brought together UK and international scholars who research observatory histories
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The first workshop as part of the Observatory Networks initiative
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The second workshop as part of the Observatory Networks initiative
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The third workshop as part of the Observatory Networks initiative
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The fourth and final workshop as part of the Observatory Networks initiative
Observatory Sites and Networks since 1780
Inspired by the forthcoming 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in 2025, this research networking project brought together UK and international scholars who research observatory histories
