HD and the Void
I pick a topic I want to know more about and dig into it for a year. 2017 is all about space! I'll look at anything that sends me down a research tangent. I do take requests, I don't keep it formal, I do my research, I don't like describing complex math but I do try. Wander with me into the cat’s-cradle tangle of society, history, science, and anything I thought was cool to mention.
HD and the Void
Ep. 7 Measuring Mechanisms
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Learn about four ancient (and contemporary, if you work on a ship) devices that utilize very specific areas of astronomy to help you figure out where you are and what time it is, and also predict where celestial bodies will be on other dates and at other times. I talk about the armillary sphere, the astrolabe, the sextant, and the Antikythera Mechanism.