A very personal semblance of archaeoastronomy pioneer Professor Michael Hoskin, colleague, mentor and friend
Michael Hoskin is the name of a scholar whose memory will remain forever linked to cultural astronomy. Professor of History of Science at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, where he first specialized in Isaac Newton and his 'Principia'. Later on, he would devoted a great d...
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Michael Hoskin is the name of a scholar whose memory will remain forever linked to cultural astronomy. Professor of History of Science at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, where he first specialized in Isaac Newton and his 'Principia'. Later on, he would devoted a great deal of his efforts to the family of William Herschel, with special emphasis on the figure of Caroline Herschel, sister of the discoverer of Uranus and pioneer woman in the world of astronomy, about whom he wrote several books. In 1969, a London publisher asked Hoskin if there was any field of the history of science that was not yet covered by the specialized literature This led to the creation of 'The Journal for the History of Astronomy' [JHA], which Hoskin would edit for 45 years and remains a reference journal in the field. However, his relationship with cultural astronomy, as we conceive it today, began in 1981 when he was President of the IAU Commission on the History of Astronomy. Familiarized with the emerging effervescence in the field, he convened in the university city of Oxford the first of the series of conferences in this discipline that would eventually bear the name of this town, of which the one recently held in La Plata (Argentina) was its 12th edition. A pioneer in archaeoastronomy studies in the Mediterranean basin, his work took him from the island of Cyprus to the Iberian Peninsula and from Brittany to the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, measuring more than two thousand cyclopean and megalithic monuments of all kinds. His work in Sardinia and the Atlantic façade of the Iberian Peninsula is a reference in the field. For three decades, he strove to make the archaeological community aware of the benefits of archaeoastronomy, as one more archaeometry, highlighting its usefulness. Professor Michael Hoskin's connection with the town of Antequera (Spain) and its megalithic monuments, Menga, Viera and El Romeral goes beyond all his research work reflected in 'Tombs, temples and their orientations' his book of reference in the field. His person was chosen as a standard of know-how and of how well-done science can serve to revalue the cultural heritage of a country. The author of this homage interacted for more than a quarter of a century with this Cambridge University professor, who made megalithic monuments one of his vital objectives. This is the story of that relationship while building a paradigm that has turned the Dolmens of Antequera and Talayotic Menorca into World Heritage Sites. |
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I19-R120-10915-1720542024-10-25T20:04:03Z http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/172054 A very personal semblance of archaeoastronomy pioneer Professor Michael Hoskin, colleague, mentor and friend Um retrato muito pessoal do pioneiro da arqueoastronomia, Professor Michael Hoskin, colega, mentor e amigo Una semblanza muy personal del profesor Michael Hoskin, pionero de la arqueoastronomía, colega, mentor y amigo Belmonte, Juan Antonio 2024-09-26 2024-10-25T18:10:29Z en Ciencias Astronómicas Michael Hoskin monumentos megalíticos Antequera arqueoastronomía congresos Oxford archaeoastronomy megalithic monuments Menorca Oxford Conferences Michael Hoskin is the name of a scholar whose memory will remain forever linked to cultural astronomy. Professor of History of Science at the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, where he first specialized in Isaac Newton and his 'Principia'. Later on, he would devoted a great deal of his efforts to the family of William Herschel, with special emphasis on the figure of Caroline Herschel, sister of the discoverer of Uranus and pioneer woman in the world of astronomy, about whom he wrote several books. In 1969, a London publisher asked Hoskin if there was any field of the history of science that was not yet covered by the specialized literature This led to the creation of 'The Journal for the History of Astronomy' [JHA], which Hoskin would edit for 45 years and remains a reference journal in the field. However, his relationship with cultural astronomy, as we conceive it today, began in 1981 when he was President of the IAU Commission on the History of Astronomy. Familiarized with the emerging effervescence in the field, he convened in the university city of Oxford the first of the series of conferences in this discipline that would eventually bear the name of this town, of which the one recently held in La Plata (Argentina) was its 12th edition. A pioneer in archaeoastronomy studies in the Mediterranean basin, his work took him from the island of Cyprus to the Iberian Peninsula and from Brittany to the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, measuring more than two thousand cyclopean and megalithic monuments of all kinds. His work in Sardinia and the Atlantic façade of the Iberian Peninsula is a reference in the field. For three decades, he strove to make the archaeological community aware of the benefits of archaeoastronomy, as one more archaeometry, highlighting its usefulness. Professor Michael Hoskin's connection with the town of Antequera (Spain) and its megalithic monuments, Menga, Viera and El Romeral goes beyond all his research work reflected in 'Tombs, temples and their orientations' his book of reference in the field. His person was chosen as a standard of know-how and of how well-done science can serve to revalue the cultural heritage of a country. The author of this homage interacted for more than a quarter of a century with this Cambridge University professor, who made megalithic monuments one of his vital objectives. This is the story of that relationship while building a paradigm that has turned the Dolmens of Antequera and Talayotic Menorca into World Heritage Sites. Michael Hoskin es el nombre de un gigante académico cuyo recuerdo permanecerá siempre ligado a la astronomía cultural. Catedrático de Historia de la Ciencia de la Universidad de Cambridge, en el Reino Unido, donde se especializó primero en Isaac Newton y sus ‘Principia’, y después en la familia de William Herschel, con especial incidencia en la figura de Caroline Herschel, hermana del descubridor de Urano y mujer pionera en el mundo de la de astronomía, sobre la que escribió varios libros. En 1969, un editor londinense preguntó a Hoskin si había algún campo de la historia de la ciencia que aún no estuviera cubierto por la literatura especializada, lo que dio lugar a la fundación de ‘The Journal for the History of Astronomy’ [JHA], que Hoskin editaría durante 45 años y sigue siendo revista de referencia en el campo. Sin embargo, su relación con la astronomía cultural tal como la concebimos hoy comienza en 1981 cuando era Presidente de la Comisión de Historia de la Astronomía de la IAU, pues familiarizado con la efervescencia naciente en el campo, convocó en la ciudad universitaria de Oxford el primero de una serie de congresos de esta disciplina que acabarían portando el nombre de esta villa, del que el recientemente celebrado en La Plata (Argentina) constituyó su duodécima edición. Pionero en los estudios de arqueoastronomía en la cuenca mediterránea, sus trabajos le llevaron desde la isla de Chipre a la Península Ibérica y desde la Bretaña francesa a los contrafuertes del Atlas, midiendo más de dos millares de monumentos ciclópeos y megalíticos de todo tipo. Sus trabajos en Cerdeña y la fachada atlántica de la Península Ibérica son todo un referente. Durante tres décadas se esforzó por hacer comprender a la comunidad arqueológica las bondades de la arqueoastronomía como una arqueometría más, poniendo en valía su utilidad. La conexión del Profesor Michael Hoskin con la villa de Antequera y sus monumentos megalíticos, Menga, Viera y El Romeral va más allá de todo su trabajo de investigación reflejado en ‘Tumbas, templos y sus orientaciones’. Su persona fue elegida como estandarte del saber hacer y de cómo la ciencia bien hecha puede servir para revalorizar el patrimonio cultural de un país. Durante más de un cuarto de siglo el autor interactuó con este catedrático de la Universidad de Cambridge que hizo de los monumentos megalíticos uno de sus objetivos vitales. Esta es la historia de esa relación mientras se construía un paradigma que ha convertido a los Dólmenes de Antequera y a la Menorca Talayótica en Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Sociedad Interamericana de Astronomía en la Cultura Articulo Articulo http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf 21-31 |