A friend of Henry Savile, John Chamber lectured on astronomy , he helped Savile decide against introducing the Gregorian calendar in 1582. He is buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor.

Think of maths lessons at school and think of log tables. Although Henry Briggs of Halifax did not invent them he brought them into use in English schools. He also helped produce some of the earliest star globes in the country.

One of the most prestigious posts in astronomy is to be the Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University. The post was created by a Yorkshire man, Sir Henry Savile.

In 1543 the Polish astronomer Copernicus dared to suggest that the Sun was at the centre of the solar system rather than the Earth. The first Englishman to support this was idea was John Field of Ardsley near Leeds. He had an incredible life including at one time being teacher to the young princess Elizabeth Tudor. The future Queen Elizabeth I

It is difficult to stress just how important Monasteries were in the middle ages, not just from a religious stand but also in a scientific way. They were with their libraries very important centres of learning. Here is a little flavour of what might have happened within the monasteries in Yorkshire .

One of the most important scholars of the Anglo Saxon period. He met and worked with Charlemagne in Europe who was very interested in astronomy and their work together helped save much astronomical knowledge from the period of classical Greek astronomy in their great library at Aachen

It is always a curiosity as to why the date of Easter changes every year. It is one of the most important Christian feast dates, yet unlike Christmas the dates are variable. The reason behind this is due to a church meeting in Yorkshire in the year 664 CE, here is what happened.

Almost unknown within scientific circles Gildas a 6th century monk gives a report of a comet or asteroid strike in 536 a Tunguska type event that produced a nuclear winter. But why does no one know about him and the event. Here is his story.

When the Romans invaded Britain in 43 CE the main tribe in what is now Yorkshire would have been the Brigantes. They would have had a Celtic background including their beliefs in astronomy. So here is a brief look at Celtic Astronomy, as would have been known in Yorkshire.

If you drive along the A1M motorway near the Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge you will notice 3 massive stone pillars around 200 metres away. These are the Devil's Arrows, and this is their story.