10th January 2023. Lecture at 10.30, coffee from 10.00

The Architect Borromini and Kepler's New Astronomy

 Valerie Shrimplin: Researcher at Gresham College and Freelance Lecturer

Borromini was a 17th century contemporary of Kepler - is it a coincidence that the Baroque predilection for elliptical domes came in at the same time that Kepler demonstrated that the planets do not move in perfect circles?