Society for the History of Astronomy Spring Conference
Friday 24th Apr 2026
The Society for the History of Astronomy will be holding its spring conference at the Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret St, central Birmingham, on Friday April 24th 2026.
The program:
10:00 – 10:05 Introduction and Welcome
10:05 – 11:00 Mary McIntyre “Astronomical and Atmospheric Events Depicted in the ‘Augsburg Wunderzeichenbuch’ ”
11:00 – 11:55 Martin Mobberley “Eccentric BAA characters of the 20th Century”
11:55 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 13:20 Welcome Back
13:20 – 14:15 Wendy Bevan-Mogg “Nevil Maskelyne (no, not that one!) – Astronomer and Magician”
14:15 – 15:10 Roger Hutchins “Dr Allan Chapman – An Appreciation of our honorary President as he approaches his 80th Birthday”
15:10 – 15:30 Refreshments
15:30 – 16:25 The Michael Hoskin lecture: Vladimir Brljak
‘Oh, how strange! the heavens are black’: From a Bright to a Dark Universe in the Western Cosmological Tradition.
16:30 Conclusion
Venue
The Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street Birmingham