Robert Hicks, Director, Mütter Museum & Historical Medical Library, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Rittenhouse Astronomical Society

Thursday, April 9, 2009, 4:00 am EDT

Time: 7:15 p.m.

Place: Fels Planetarium, The Franklin Institute

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The International Year of Astronomy will highlight Galileo’s use of an astronomical telescope and achievements in cosmology, but the utility of the celestial sphere in creating a global economy may be overlooked. In an illustrated talk, historian Robert D. Hicks creates a voyage from England to Virginia to illustrate techniques of navigation at key moments during the ship’s voyage.


Robert Hicks is Measey Chair for the History of Medicine and Director of the Mütter Museum & Historical Medical Library at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.