Cosmic Elk

science, history and the history of science

Time, Space, Siberia, and Tudor bastards

Cosmic Elk Links
News from the Cosmic Elk.
Time Before Clocks
asteroids and exoplanets
Mercury - its history - its transit Messenger
Venus - its history - its transit Venus Express
Mars - its history latest updates
Jupiter - its history latest updates
Saturn - its history and Cassini updates
Uranus - its history
Neptune - its history
Siberia
History of Siberia Part One the geology and early history
mammoth hunters and World-Surveyor-Man
Chukchi Directions
Directions of Time and feng shui origins
bronze and iron age civilizations from Siberia
Shamans and Time
Medieval Siberian Invaders.
British and Russians discover Siberia.
16th century Yakutia: origin of the Sakha
17th century Yakutia and the Russian Invasion
18th century Yakutia the explorers: part one
18th century Yakutia the explorers: part two
Russian America 18th and 19th centuries
Yakutia 1820 to 1890 extreme tourism
Japan attacks Russia
Siberia 1890-1912 and a British gold mine starts a revolution
Tunguska event As seen by shamans and scientists
Siberia: 1917 to present
The Great Bear and the Cosmic Hunt the ancient sky calendar and myths.
The Moon
The Moon and Calendars
Origins of modern calendar
Moon and Eclipses and history links
Stonehenge and Winter Solstice
Spring Equinox
The Cosmic Mill Early views of the rotation of the northern stars.
Iron Age astronomy: the mathematicians.
The Ptolemy Effect Medieval astronomy.
Hampton Court Clock The story of the astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace. Full details are in Inside the Hampton Court Clock.
Tudor Bastard
King Edward VI's Defence of Astronomy
Lady Jane Grey's Clocks
Astronomy in the 17th century The impact of the telescope new observatories France, China and other places.
Harrison More on John Harrison and the Problem of Longitude in this book which also has information on Harrison's scientific work.
18th century astronomy drinking song and fuzzy blobs
space travel - its history
astronomy in the 19th to 21st centuries red shift and big bang problems with Big Bang and dark matter.
Story of the Westminster Clock only clock used as sewer ventilation shaft
The First Batteries.
astronomy you can go and do
astronomy data
observing from back garden and other parts of the world
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News from the Cosmic Elk

Other side of the Moon. And other pictures and videos.

El Gordo (Fatty)two colliding galaxy clusters around 7 billion light years away from us. See also.

Voyager 1 has now reached the edge of the solar system. Voyager 1 & 2 are now both crossing the boundary between our solar system and outside, and still sending back interesting new data on what is out there and how it affects us as they move outside our sun's atmosphere into inter-stellar space.

picture taken by the Hubble shows a star which has just exploded in the near-by galaxy, the Large Magallenic Cloud. The collapsed corpse remains inside the green cloud which would have swallowed any planets.

New pictures from Messenger's orbit of Mercury.

When did we start learning astronomy

The history of astronomy goes back further in time than previously imagined. Early humans in South-East Asia, of at least two different species ancestral to to modern humans today, succeeded in travelling across open sea to islands in what is now Indonesia, and further to Australia. As much as a million years ago. Even in an ice-age, open seas wide enough to form a barrier to plants and animals divided islands like Flores from its neighbours, and the Australian continent from South-East Asia. These early voyagers would have had the technology to make sea-worthy boats, as even in the shorter crossings, the seas was infested with hungry sharks and crocodiles, toxic jellyfish, sudden violent storms and strong currents. And they must have had developed some way of finding their way to another shore.

Holiday on Mars for a change

Mars was closest to us in 2003, than it had been for 60,000 years- the big red star in the sky must have impressed our Neandertal/Denisovian ancestors and led to stories which became part of our folklore. Now we have landed on Mars and travelled all over. Even though it is too far for us to actually go there for a holiday we can still see it on Google Mars.

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Inside the Hampton Court Clock.
ISBN: 978-1-871443-14-1

Link to Amazon

By Heather Hobden.

By the author of the official guides to the astronomical clock at Hampton Court Palace, this book contains the full information on the history of this famous clock much of which was not published in the official guide books. Including all those involved in the design, construction and maintenance, and the discovery of the hidden Tudor loo.

About the picture: The back of the astronomical dial taken by Heather Hobden before recent restoration. Little of this, dates back to the 16th century. More information in book.

More information:
The Hampton Court Clock. - with links to other information and updates.

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John Harrison and the Problem of Longitude
ISBN 978-1-871443-25-7

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By Heather and Mervyn Hobden.

First published in 1988, and considerably expanded and updated since then - with details of Harrison's scientific work, his home and work in Barrow-on-Humber, and the longitude problem. Based on orginal research and material by Mervyn Hobden, with Heather Hobden, their work has been much used as reference by writers, film and tv producers and others. Those needing more detailed information after purchasing the book, are welcome to contact Mervyn Hobden (details in book).

The illustration is of a teatowel we had printed and is currently sold out.

Additional information from:

• John Harrison. One of the web articles written by Heather Hobden.
• Work done by Charles Lucy on Harrison's musical scales.
• Robert Bray makes clocks based on Harrison's H.1

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Tudor Bastard: Henry VIII's son, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, and his mother Elizabeth Blount.

ISBN: 978-1-871443-30-1 by Heather Hobden. Now out of print.

New book: Tudor Bastard. by: Heather Hobden. ISBN: 9781871443400.

The original booklet has been used by other historians as a source. It had been expanded from an article, extended as more and additional information was requested. It could be seen that it was time the full story was published, so a new book is on the way with all the additional material originally researched from primary sources, plus some fresh material recently found. The website also contains useful links to relevant websites for more information.

The website is now being built and although not finished and complete, and still being adjusted and rewritten, is now accessible on-line, since feedback is welcome. References, and additional information will be contained in the printed book. However the website will remain as complimentary to the published book, which is being planned in paper-back, pdf, ePub and Kindle formats. These will have much fewer illustrations so the website will remain for these and updates and other useful links and information. Most of the information has already been published in the past in articles, papers, websites, the two former versions of the book etc. and is therefore copyright. But enquiries are always welcome and can help where can with information.

You are welcome to contact us with any enquiries on the subject at mail@cosmicelk.net - please use your real name and email. Links with other Tudor history and related websites are welcome.

Siberia: land beyond time. ISBN 978-1-871443-16-5.

The history of this ancient and forgotten land, its great mineral wealth and rich cultural heritage. One of the oldest and the longest inhabited countries in the world, and possibly the source of modern civilization. Will be a book eventually. The story is on the website so it can be improved and updated. Helpful feedback, links, information, etc. is always welcome. Have been interviewed for Sakha Diaspora site, and have had some useful and interesting feedback. Most of the information has already been published in articles and booklets, courses and talks, and other websites etc. and is therefore copyright. But enquiries are always welcome and can help where can with information.

You are welcome to contact us with any enquiries on the subject at mail@cosmicelk.net - please use your real name and email. Links with other relevant websites always welcome.

1. Start here, the Siberia hub page with references, links etc.
2. An introduction to the earliest history of Siberia and its origins as one of the first surviving continents on Earth.
3. The Great Bear and the Seasons
4. Time Before Clocks. Has more on time in Siberia.
5. Siberian calendars and timekeeping included in this.
6. Chukotka and the directions of time.
7. More on the directions of time and space - includes significant directions in Yakutian cosmology and Evenk time-keeping.
8. From ice-age mammoth-hunters and their legacy to iron age. Since it appears that the first modern Europeans came from Siberia some 40,000 years ago.
9. bronze and iron age
   civilizations from Siberia. Again spreading to the West...
10. Shamans and Time. Has more about the religion and the shamans.
11. Medieval Siberian Invaders Evenk and others.
12. Continues with the invasion from the west.
13. 16th century Yakutia and the origin of the Sakha.
14. 17th century Yakutia and the Russian Invasion.
15. Yakutia in the 18th century Part One..
16. Yakutia in the 18th century Part Two.The Billings Expedition.
17. Russian America
18. Siberia 1820 to 1890 - extreme tourism
19. Siberia 1890 to 1912 - and trouble with gold
20. Japan attacks Russia and Wins
21. Tunguska event
22. from first world war on to present

enquiries, information and feedback always welcome, you can contact us at mail@cosmicelk.net

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