Professor Karen ni Mheallaigh Inaugural Lecture: Lunar exploration in the ancient world
A Department of Classics and Ancient History lecture
Date
5 December 2018
Time
17:30 to 20:00
Place
Newman Purple LT
The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception in Newman Building Foyer 6:30pm - 8:00pm
50 years ago this July, the first human set foot on the Moon. This paper explores the fascinating history of imaginative and scientific lunar exploration in the world before telescope, stretching back 2,500 years into the ancient Greek past.