# A Cosmic Perspective

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Professor Lord Rees of Ludlow FRS, Professor Christopher Impey, Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson, Professor Andrew Fabian, Professor Ian Morison, Professor Carolin Crawford
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Physics, Astronomy and space
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/cosmic-perspective)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The 'curious and ingenious' men who met at Gresham College and founded the Royal Society were fascinated by the Sun and Planets; the 'fixed stars' were a distant mystery to them. Over succeeding centuries, cosmic horizons have expanded - largely thanks to ever more powerful instruments. So has our understanding - though each advance brings into focus a new set of mysteries.

## Lectures

1. [A Cosmic Perspective: Four Centuries of Expanding Horizons](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-cosmic-perspective/0ea96634d4ed) (YouTube)
2. [A Cosmic Perspective: Panel Discussion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-cosmic-perspective/a64de6a1e58c) (YouTube)