[Chaos-l] February 8th's CHAOS meeting

[Jayme Hanzak]

Hello Fellow CHAOS members. I hope this email finds you all well. 

  

Our February meeting is next Tuesday Feb. 8th. We have a return speak, Dr. Barbara Becker. She is returning to continue her 

talk about the Huggins family. As you know, Barbara's last talk was about William Huggins, who is considered the father of Spectroscopy. 

This month Barbara is returning to talk about is wife and assistant Margaret Huggins. 

  

Dispelling the Myth of the "Able Assistant":  Margaret Huggins and the Work of the Tulse Hill Observatory 






Accounts of the work of English amateur astronomer William Huggins (1 824-1910 ) always mention that he was assisted in his research by his wife, the former Margaret Lindsay Murray (1 848-1915 ).  Until now, descriptions of the nature and value of her contributions have been based on information gleaned from the Hugginses' published scientific papers.  But new information uncovered in their observatory notebooks and correspondence shows that Margaret was more than an able assistant, amanuensis and illustrator.  Her very presence and expertise not only strengthened but also shaped the research agenda of the Tulse Hill observatory.  She and her husband worked together as complementary collaborative partners. 

  









So clear your calendar and join your fellow CHAOS members for a lesson in historical astronomy. 

  

We also have information of a CHAOS outing in March and April up in southern Virginia. On the Dark sky map, this park is in the BLUE. 

I'm excited about it. 

  

Clear skies! 


Jayme Hanzak 
Presdient of CHAOS 



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