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Westminster College Planetarium - Amazing Astronomers of Antiquity
Amazing Astronomers of Antiquity, Grades 3+
When and where
Date and time
Wednesday, April 5 · 6 - 7pm EDT
Location
Hoyt Science Resources Center 319 South Market Street New Wilmington, PA 16142
About this event
- 1 hour
- Mobile eTicket
The Westminster College Planetarium is open for in-person shows! All visitors must follow Westminster College Safety Guidelines. If you have any questions or concerns please email planetarium@westminster.edu.
Over 2,000 years ago ancient astronomers knew the Earth was round; they measured its diameter and distance from the Sun; knew the length of the year to the precision of our modern calendar; and developed a method for predicting eclipses. Ancient sailors navigated by the stars and some astronomers even suspected the Earth orbited the Sun.
Amazing Astronomers of Antiquity is a journey of learning from the Pantheon to the ancient Library of Alexandria to the pyramids of Egypt.
Discover why the Pantheon is an astronomical instrument, how Eratosthenes measured the Earth’s circumference, how the Saqqara Step Pyramid depicts the turning stars, who first claimed that the Earth orbits the Sun, and who created the Antikythera Mechanism with hundreds of gears to predict motions of the Sun, Moon and planets.
This show is recommended for grades 3+ (ages 8 and up).