# Shakespeare's Astronomy

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/shakespeares-astronomy)
- 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)

Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

## Lectures

1. [Shakespeare's Astronomy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/shakespeares-astronomy/326cf842358e) (YouTube)