Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Astronomical instrument makers

The following is a list of astronomical instrument makers, along with lifespan and country of work, if available.

2 episodes

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  1. Al-Biruni

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian polymath al-Biruni and his 11th-century book India, one of the first scholarly works about the country.

    10 June 2010

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    Featuring: James Montgomery, Hugh Kennedy, Amira Bennison

     
  2. Tycho Brahe

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative 16th-century Danish astronomer, renowned for the accuracy of his observations, all taken before the invention of the telescope.

    2 February 2023

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    Featuring: Ole Grell, Adam Mosley, Emma Perkins