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218 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2026/01/27/allan-chapman-1946-2026/" rel="bookmark">Allan Chapman 1946-2026</a> 219 </h1> 220 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 221 222 <div class="entry-content"> 223 <div class="wp-block-image"> 224<figure class="aligncenter size-full is-resized"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="210" height="315" data-attachment-id="82555" data-permalink="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2026/01/27/allan-chapman-1946-2026/allan_chapman-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?fit=210%2C315&ssl=1" data-orig-size="210,315" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="allan_chapman" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?fit=210%2C315&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?resize=210%2C315&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-82555" style="width:303px;height:auto" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?w=210&ssl=1 210w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/allan_chapman.webp?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" /></a></figure> 225</div> 226 227 228<p class="wp-block-paragraph">âWe are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our President, Allan Chapman. He was a founding member and a central figure in the formation of the Society for the History of Astronomy, whose vision and enthusiasm were instrumental in bringing the Society into being. Allan remained active throughout the Societyâs history, giving talks and writing booklets for our members. His generosity, warmth, and dedication shaped the Society into what it is today, and he will be greatly missed.â</p> 229 230 231 232<p class="has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph">Carolyn Kennett : Chair</p> 233 234 235 236<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> 237 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 238 239 <footer class="entry-meta"> 240 This entry was posted in <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> on <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2026/01/27/allan-chapman-1946-2026/" title="8:00 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-01-27T08:00:25+00:00">January 27, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/author/societyforthehistoryofastronomy/" title="View all posts by societyforthehistoryofastronomy" rel="author">societyforthehistoryofastronomy</a></span></span>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> 241 </article><!-- #post --> 242 243 <article id="post-82531" class="post-82531 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news"> 244 <header class="entry-header"> 245 <img width="340" height="415" src="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Marie-Curie.png?fit=340%2C415&ssl=1" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Marie-Curie.png?w=340&ssl=1 340w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Marie-Curie.png?resize=246%2C300&
245ssl=1 246w" sizes="(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px" data-attachment-id="82384" data-permalink="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/marie-curie/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Marie-Curie.png?fit=340%2C415&ssl=1" data-orig-size="340,415" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Marie Curie" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Marie-Curie.png?fit=340%2C415&ssl=1" /> 246 <h1 class="entry-title"> 247 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2026/01/21/marie-curie-a-place-at-the-table-by-dava-sobel/" rel="bookmark">âMarie Curie: A Place at the Tableâ by Dava Sobel</a> 248 </h1> 249 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 250 251 <div class="entry-content"> 252 253<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>The last online webinar was on </strong><strong>Wed 14th January 2026</strong></h2> 254 255 256 257<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Title: âMarie Curie: A Place at the Tableâ</strong></h2> 258 259 260 261<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Speaker : Dava Sobel</strong></h2> 262 263 264 265<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Click on the link to view the webinar : <a href="https://youtu.be/81nAOjwoe6w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Webinar</a></p> 266 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 267 268 <footer class="entry-meta"> 269 This entry was posted in <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> on <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2026/01/21/marie-curie-a-place-at-the-table-by-dava-sobel/" title="6:52 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-01-21T06:52:31+00:00">January 21, 2026</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/author/societyforthehistoryofastronomy/" title="View all posts by societyforthehistoryofastronomy" rel="author">societyforthehistoryofastronomy</a></span></span>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> 270 </article><!-- #post --> 271 272 <article id="post-82318" class="post-82318 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 273 <header class="entry-header"> 274 275 <h1 class="entry-title"> 276 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2025/11/21/2024-2025-agm-autumn-conference-bmi-8-11-25/" rel="bookmark">2024-2025 AGM & Autumn Conference BMI 8/11/25</a> 277 </h1> 278 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 279 280 <div class="entry-content"> 281 282<div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" hidden class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Report-SHA-2025-AGM-Autumn-Conference-BMI-Final.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of Report SHA 2025 AGM Autumn Conference - BMI - Final."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-0f63ccb6-77da-466a-bb5e-57e2f09c73bb" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Report-SHA-2025-AGM-Autumn-Conference-BMI-Final.pdf">Report SHA 2025 AGM Autumn Conference – BMI – Final</a><a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Report-SHA-2025-AGM-Autumn-Conference-BMI-Final.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button wp-element-button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-0f63ccb6-77da-466a-bb5e-57e2f09c73bb">Download</a></div> 283 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 284 285 <footer class="entry-meta"> 286 This entry was posted in <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> on <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2025/11/21/2024-2025-agm-autumn-conference-bmi-8-11-25/" title="9:45 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-11-21T09:45:26+00:00">November 21, 2025</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/author/societyforthehistoryofastronomy/" title="View all posts by societyforthehistoryofastronomy" rel="author">societyforthehistoryofastronomy</a></span></span>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> 287 </article><!-- #post --> 288 289 <article id="post-81125" class="post-81125 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 290 <header class="entry-header"> 291 292 <h1 class="entry-title">
293 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2025/05/26/the-society-for-the-history-of-astronomy-spring-conference-2025/" rel="bookmark">The Society for the History of Astronomy. Spring Conference 2025</a> 294 </h1> 295 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 296 297 <div class="entry-content"> 298 299<div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" hidden class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy.-Spring-2025-Conference.3-1.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of The Society for the History of Astronomy. Spring 2025 Conference.3."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-dd16ef1d-8c3c-4ffc-aa3a-c04f5dc103ce" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy.-Spring-2025-Conference.3-1.pdf">The Society for the History of Astronomy. Spring 2025 Conference.3</a><a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy.-Spring-2025-Conference.3-1.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button wp-element-button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-dd16ef1d-8c3c-4ffc-aa3a-c04f5dc103ce">Download</a></div> 300 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 301 302 <footer class="entry-meta"> 303 This entry was posted in <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> on <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2025/05/26/the-society-for-the-history-of-astronomy-spring-conference-2025/" title="8:39 am" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2025-05-26T08:39:23+01:00">May 26, 2025</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/author/societyforthehistoryofastronomy/" title="View all posts by societyforthehistoryofastronomy" rel="author">societyforthehistoryofastronomy</a></span></span>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> 304 </article><!-- #post --> 305 306 <article id="post-79814" class="post-79814 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 307 <header class="entry-header"> 308 309 <h1 class="entry-title"> 310 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2024/11/03/the-sha-agm-2024-autumn-conference-saturday-26th-oct-at-the-bmi-birmingham/" rel="bookmark">The SHA AGM & 2024 Autumn Conference : Saturday 26th Oct : at the BMI, Birmingham.</a> 311 </h1> 312 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 313 314 <div class="entry-content"> 315 316<div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" hidden class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy-Oct-2024-Meeting.-with-images-1.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of The Society for the History of Astronomy Oct 2024 Meeting. - with images."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-7f6bb4ed-7fbd-430d-b880-731eff44d501" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy-Oct-2024-Meeting.-with-images-1.pdf">The Society for the History of Astronomy Oct 2024 Meeting. – with images</a><a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-Society-for-the-History-of-Astronomy-Oct-2024-Meeting.-with-images-1.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button wp-element-button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-7f6bb4ed-7fbd-430d-b880-731eff44d501">Download</a></div> 317 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 318 319 <footer class="entry-meta"> 320 This entry was posted in <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a> on <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2024/11/03/the-sha-agm-2024-autumn-conference-saturday-26th-oct-at-the-bmi-birmingham/" title="4:01 pm" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2024-11-03T16:01:22+00:00">November 3, 2024</time></a><span class="by-author"> by <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/author/societyforthehistoryofastronomy/" title="View all posts by societyforthehistoryofastronomy" rel="author">societyforthehistoryofastronomy</a></span></span>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> 321 </article><!-- #post --> 322 323 <article id="post-79052" class="post-79052 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news"> 324 <header class="entry-header"> 325 326 <h1 class="entry-title">
327 <a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/2024/07/03/the-summer-picnic-was-at-the-temple-observatory-rugby-on-friday-21st-jun/" rel="bookmark">The Summer Picnic was held at the Temple Observatory, Rugby on Friday 21st Jun</a> 328 </h1> 329 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 330 331 <div class="entry-content"> 332 333<div data-wp-interactive="core/file" class="wp-block-file"><object data-wp-bind--hidden="!state.hasPdfPreview" hidden class="wp-block-file__embed" data="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SHA-Picnic-21st-June-2024-Rugby-School.pdf" type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:600px" aria-label="Embed of SHA Picnic 21st June 2024 - Rugby School."></object><a id="wp-block-file--media-e8889376-aab5-44ff-b21b-79e715e9781e" href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SHA-Picnic-21st-June-2024-Rugby-School.pdf">SHA Picnic 21st June 2024 – Rugby School</a><a href="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SHA-Picnic-21st-June-2024-Rugby-School.pdf" class="wp-block-file__button wp-element-button" download aria-describedby="wp-block-file--media-e8889376-aab5-44ff-b21b-79e715e9781e">Download</a></div> 334 335 336 337<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?ssl=1"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" width="625" height="469" data-attachment-id="79056" data-permalink="https://societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/img_3106/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?fit=2016%2C1512&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2016,1512" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_3106" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?fit=625%2C469&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=625%2C469&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-79056" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=768%2C576&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?resize=624%2C468&ssl=1 624w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?w=2016&ssl=1 2016w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?w=1250&ssl=1 1250w, https://i0.wp.com/societyforthehistoryofastronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_3106.jpg?w=1875&
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She is often portrayed as having received little education but in this talk Ruth will show how we need to think differently about what we mean by education and how Maryâs thirst for knowledge never stopped. Even the skills she learnt as a young lady in order to attract a husband helped shape her work.</strong></p> 388 389 390 391<p class="wp-block-paragraph">***********************************************************************</p> 392 393 394 395<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Ruth currently works for the Scottish Book Trust on their Early Years programme called <em>Bookbug,</em> but also freelance as a tour guide (particularly on womenâs history walking tours in Edinburgh), speaker and historical researcher. 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