Bethany Cobb - Revolutions in Astronomy: from Galileo to Dark Energy

When Galileo first turned his telescope toward the Heavens, he unseated Earth from the center of the cosmos. Four hundred years later, astronomy has undergone additional paradigm shifts thanks to Newton, Einstein, Hubble and many others. The most resent revelation being dark energy, which accounts for 74% of the Universe but remains mysterious. In this course, we will consider astronomical revolutions from both an historical and scientific perspective, asking: Who are the astronomers behind these radical discoveries? What is the evidence supporting each revolution, and how was it obtained? How have astronomers and society responded to each advance?

Bethany Cobb is a National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley. She received her Ph.D. at Yale University for research on massive stellar explosions called gamma-ray bursts. She is dedicated to public outreach in order to share her love of astronomy with others. She is also the astronomer for The Old Farmer's Almanac.

Mondays, March 30 - May 4
10 a.m. - noon
Location: University Hall, 2199 Addison Street, Room 150

Category:

Science & Technology

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