Professor Darin Hayton
The Wagner Free Institute of Science (Philadelphia, PA)
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:15 pm EDT
6 Wednesdays from September 27 - November 1, 2017
6:15 - 7:30 PM
Independence Branch of the Free Library
18 S. 7th Street (between Market and Chestnut)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(7th Street between Market & Chestnut)
215-685-1633
The invention of the telescope in the early 17th century made it possible for astronomers to see things that had never been seen before. This college-level course will look at how new observations —from Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter to Hubble’s discovery of the expanding universe—challenged accepted ideas about the size, age and the very nature of the universe.
Free. No preregistration necessary. Register by attending the first class. Preview class syllabus here.