BGSU Department of History, Department of Physics and Astronomy, to Present Panel Discussion on History, Astronomy, and Eclipses at Wood County District Public Library

Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 by: Becky Brown | Category: Education

The April 8, 2024, Total Solar Eclipse will stretch across North America, with the path of totality crossing Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Eclipse-watching has a rich cultural and scientific history that stretches back thousands of years to many pre-contact North American cultures and continues to inspire imaginations to the present day.  

The 2024 Reddin Symposium: “The Sky Has No Borders: Perspectives on Astronomical Knowledge from Canada, Mexico and the United States” will feature an evening of discussion with scholars from archaeology, astronomy, and the history of science about the many ways people experience the night sky – past and present.  

Speakers and special guests include:

Mr. Colin Bird, Consul General of Canada in Detroit, United States

Dr. Kate Dellenbusch, Lecturer, Bowling Green State University Department of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the BGSU Planetarium  

Mr. Frank Dempsey, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre and Member of Dokis First Nation  

Dr. Rebecca Mancuso, Associate Professor of History at Bowling Green State University and Director of the Canadian Studies Program 

Dr. Sarah Reynolds, Assistant Professor, University of Indianapolis Department of Physics and Earth-Space Science  

Mr. Randall Rosenfeld, Archivist, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and Director of the Dorner Telescope Museum  

The public is invited to join us at the Wood County District Public Library on Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:30pm. No registration is required.

This symposium is presented by the Department of History and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bowling Green State University, with support from the Reddin Fund for Canadian Studies.  

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