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Rosetta: Unlocking Secrets from Ancient Egypt to a Comet

Professor Ian Wright, Dr Matt Taylor and Professor Richard Parkinson · Gresham College

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About

An introduction to Rosetta - both the stone and the European Space Agency mission - and to the life's work of Colin Pillinger, who inspired the connection. Just as the Rosetta Stone and the Philae Obelisk became the key to interpreting hieroglyphs and understanding ancient Egyptian civilisation, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe and its Philae lander are key to furthering our understanding of the formation of our solar system, and the origins of life. The Philae lander made the first ever soft landing on a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration.

Lectures

  1. Rosetta: From Ancient Egypt to a Comet 2015-02-26 · YouTube
  2. The Rosetta Mission 2015-02-26 · YouTube
  3. The Rosetta Stone 2015-02-26 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Taught by
Professor Ian Wright, Dr Matt Taylor, Professor Richard Parkinson
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Physics, Astronomy and space, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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