The results of the vote are in !

Position	Number of Votes	Astronomer	Champion
1	7	Isaac Newton	Helen Shaw
2	5	Edwin Hubble	Geoff Keir
2	5	Ptolemy of Alexandria	Mike Ross
4	3	Caroline Herschel	Paul Harper
4	3	William Huggins	John Murrell
6	2	William Herschel	Konrad Malin-Smith
7	1	Charles Messier	Alan Drummond

Congratulations to Isaac Newton & his champion Helen Shaw.

Thanks to all those who took part

John Murrell

 

 

Brahe ? ,Newton ?, Hipparcos ?, or Perryman ?

Following The BBC’s search for ‘The Greatest Britain’ of all time we have decided to find ‘The Greatest Astronomer of all time’.

Galileo ? , Beg ?, Hershel ? or Hale ?

On Friday 14^th March 2003 we will be holding our Great Debate at The Royal Russell school to decide who is the Greatest Astronomer of all Time.

 

Khayyam ?, Hubble ?, Al-Battani ? or Alcock ?

Will your favourite win ? We are looking for volunteers to put the case for who you believe is The Greatest Astronomer of all time. The current list of candidates for ‘The Greatest Astronomer of all time’ is at the bottom of the page together with the champion who has volunteered to speak for them.

 

Ptolomy ?, Copernicous ?, Ptobio ? or Abdullah ?

Each speaker will have a strictly limited time to put the case for their candidate – this will be about 100 minutes divided by the number of speakers. Only one speaker will be allowed to speak for each astronomer.

 

 

Leavitt?, Carrington ?, Huggins ? or Wolszczan ?

If your candidate for ‘The Greatest Astronomer of all Time’ is not in the list below there is no chance in them winning unless you volunteer to speak for them. Where more than one person volunteers to speak for the same astronomer the sender of the first EMAIL received will be given priority. To ensure that your choice becomes The Greatest Astronomer of all Time volunteer now to speak about them on the 14^th March 2003 by sending an EMAIL to TheGreatDebate@CroydonAstro.org.uk.  Do it NOW

 

Halley ?, Green ? Rosse ? or Lowell ?

Astronomer	Champion	Reservation Date
Caroline Herschel	Paul Harper	16th November 2002
William Herschel	Konrad Malin-Smith	26th November 2002
Sir William Huggins	John Murrell	6th January 2003
Edwin Hubble	Geoff Keir	21st January 2003
Isaac Newton	Helen Shaw	20th January 2003
Charles Messier	Alan Drummond
Ptolemy of Alexandria	Mike Ross