February 2018

Copernicus’s residence in Frombork (see yesterday’s blog) was in a tower which formed part of the medieval town walls. Nearby was the medieval cathedral which, like the walls, was built of brick. This invites a comparison with Hull which, during the life of Copernicus 1473-1543, also retained its medieval town walls built of brick as was […]

Last evening attended another lecture given at the Mercure Hotel (ex Royal Station Hotel), Hull by the President of the Hull and East Riding Astronomical Association and organised by the Hull Literary and Philosophical Association. Held in the large ground-floor room it was an excellent talk with good visuals and left one reeling at the

The short answer is we couldn’t know as he never experienced or conceived of such a thing back in the 1870s. However he was a noted supporter of the ideas of the Rev. Thomas Malthus who had published his Essay on Population back in the late 18th century. Malthus believed that there was a natural