# The Jacobean Space Programme - Wings, springs and gunpowder: flying to the moon from 17th century England

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Dr Allan Chapman
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/jacobean-space-programme-wings-springs-and-gunpowder-flying-moon)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

An expert in the history of science, Allan Chapman is a past Visiting Gresham Professor and has appeared in numerous television programmes. His books include Gods in the Sky: Astronomy from the Ancients to the Enlightenment and The Victorian Amateur Astronomer.

## Lectures

1. [The Jacobean Space Programme - Wings, springs and gunpowder: flying to the moon from 17th century England](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/jacobean-space-programme-wings-springs-and-gunpowder-flying-moon/a8b2e88a3de1) (YouTube)