Emma-Louise Hill (@hillemmalouise)

After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas YouTube video by Linda Hall Library

Since I'm, faculty, I also undertake scholarly work. Right now, that means working on a census and description of Flamsteed's "Historia Coelestis" of 1712, with my collaborator @hillemmalouise.bsky.social , and you can learn more about that here: youtu.be/Hn6FeZ2UlZo?...

07.10.2025 12:58 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

It has been such a pleasure to meet you and am grateful for your support and friendship!

23.05.2025 19:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas This program will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar.In 1716, British astronomer John Flamsteed built a pyre near the Royal Observatory. On it, he burned pages from a book he wrote as a “sacrifice to truth.” The pages were from the 1712 edition of Flamsteed’s Historiae coelestis, which Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley had printed despite Flamsteed’s vehement objections. What happened after the fire? How did copies of Historiae coelestis spread, and who circulated them? Not all the offending pages went up in flames. Flamsteed kept a few copies of the objectionable sections. In one copy, recently acquired by the Linda Hall Library, Flamsteed and his assistant took pen to paper in pursuit of truth: striking through, crossing out, and annotating Newton and Halley’s mistakes. Join scholar Emma Hill and the Library’s Vice President for Special Collections and Public Services Jason W. Dean as they introduce Hill’s census of surviving copies and discuss how the census has uncovered new information about the book’s production and the human story surrounding it.

Friends, for my final program at LHL on May 22, I will be joined by @hillemmalouise.bsky.social to discuss what happened after the burning of 300 copies of John Flamsteed’s 1712 Historia coelestis. Register here: events.lindahall.org/afterhourswi... #HistSci 📜 📚 #histSTM #astronomy #histastro 🗃️🔭

16.05.2025 13:53 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

📣 Amazing PhD opportunity with Dr Hannah Young at the University of Greenwich:

‘De-colonising Maritime Greenwich: Confronting histories and legacies of empire, c. 1694-2025.’

Fully-funded!! Spread the word to prospective applicants!

#PhD #postgraduate

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28.04.2025 12:28 👍 112 🔁 101 💬 0 📌 2

Now that the thesis is free for anyone to read, it feels like a good time to do a little update and say I passed my viva last month! Feeling extremely chuffed to be #PhDone, and even more grateful for all the lovely people who helped me get there ✨

26.03.2025 16:49 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0

New Acquisition: John Flamsteed's Historia Coelestis REVIEW: Global Burning examines how leaders are directly responsible for devastating wildfires in Brazil, Australia, and the United States.

We've acquired an annotated copy of Flamsteed's "Historia Coelestis," 1712! 1 of 4 incomplete copies comprised of the parts he objected to, this copy is the only one known w/ corrections by Flamsteed + Crothswait! #HistSci 📜 📚 #histSTM #astronomy #histastro 🗃️🔭 www.lindahall.org/about/news/n...

20.03.2025 14:05 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2

Sacrifice to Truth: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton & the destruction of the 1712 "Historia Coelestis" YouTube video by IllinoisRBML

The video of my talk @illinoisrbml.bsky.social about Flamsteed's 1712 "Historia Coelestis" is now up! Thanks to @lynnemthomas.com for the invite and @hillemmalouise.bsky.social for the collab on our man, JF. Enjoy, and share! #HistSci 📜 📚 #histSTM #astronomy #histastro 🗃️🔭
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12.02.2025 15:46 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

Just to confirm - this kitty is called Isambard?!

11.09.2024 09:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I’ve said it before, but your job is just so cool

10.11.2023 22:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Emma-Louise Hill

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