Women in Astronomy
Presenter(s): Peter Eyland
Affiliation(s): SASI
Session details: Sunday, 2016-03-27 01:00:00, LT106
Abstract
Here are eleven relatively unknown women who have been instrumental or pivotal in the development of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Hypatia of Alexandria, Caroline Herschel, Maria Mitchell, Williamina Fleming, Henrietta Levitt, Antonia Maury, Annie Jump Cannon, Cecilia Payne, Ruby Payne-Scott, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Vera Rubin.
Biography
Peter Eyland was an academic in the School of Physics at UNSW for 35 years full time, and spent 10 years as a casual academic after his retirement.
His qualifications include B.Sc. UNSW (Physics and Maths), M.Physics UNSW, B.D. Hons London, Th.L. Hons Aust Coll Theol, M.A. Macquarie (Ancient History).