Astronomy in Timbuktu
(from Friday, Sept 15th 2006)
After a day of not achieving masses, had a small break-through late on. For some (still very unknown reason) the DRs in the COSMOS field are "dodgey". However, doing a Peebles-Hauser (1974) DD/RR calculation will bypass this current problem and the resulting xi(s) estimate is perhaps believable. Yay!
Had a v. interesting historical astronomy talk by Thebe Medupe (Cape Town) all about African astronomy and how dominant it what European's call the Middle Ages (~11th = ~ 15th Centuries). Timbuktu (in Mali) was essentially a large oasis of scholars studying astronomy, mathematics and law.
After a day of not achieving masses, had a small break-through late on. For some (still very unknown reason) the DRs in the COSMOS field are "dodgey". However, doing a Peebles-Hauser (1974) DD/RR calculation will bypass this current problem and the resulting xi(s) estimate is perhaps believable. Yay!
Had a v. interesting historical astronomy talk by Thebe Medupe (Cape Town) all about African astronomy and how dominant it what European's call the Middle Ages (~11th = ~ 15th Centuries). Timbuktu (in Mali) was essentially a large oasis of scholars studying astronomy, mathematics and law.
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