{"id":239059,"date":"2021-07-20T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T15:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/canada\/gsi_study_guides\/best-britain-astronomical-feats\/"},"modified":"2021-07-20T15:42:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T15:42:22","slug":"best-britain-astronomical-feats","status":"publish","type":"gsi_study_guides","link":"https:\/\/gostudyin-dev.com\/canada\/study-in-uk\/study-guides\/best-britain-astronomical-feats\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Britain: Astronomical Feats"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new reality<\/strong><\/p>\n

On July 11th, 2021, UK businessman Sir Richard Branson achieved a lifelong dream of reaching the edge of space via the rocket-powered plane ‘Unity’<\/a> in another key step toward commercially available space flights becoming a reality. <\/span><\/p>\n

Taking place just over a week before the inaugural 1969 Apollo 11 mission, this historic flight should come as no surprise given the UK’s inherent fascination with space and its history of spearheading the technological advancements that make space travel possible.   <\/span><\/p>\n

Studying the stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

Records of written astronomy stretch back to 700 AD to the Venerable Bede of Jarrow monastery. To this day monuments such as Stonehenge, Newgrange near Dublin and the stone circles commonly found in Scotland each feature a level of precision in their astronomical alignments that still fascinate visitors to this day. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jumping ahead to the 17th century, British astronomers such as Sir Christopher Wren and Bishop John Wilkins pioneered telescopic astronomy in Oxford. Advancements in astronomy continued to grow well into the 19th and 20th century with larger and more accurate telescopes and the creation of the first radio astronomy research station by the late Professor Bernard Lovell of Manchester University. <\/span><\/p>\n

Did you know?<\/span><\/p>\n