Duane W Hamacher

Associate Professor in Physics, University of Melbourne

Duane W Hamacher is associate professor in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne. His research focuses on the role of astronomy in culture, society, history, and heritage.

Written by Duane W Hamacher

Photo of two people stargazing in a field under a starry sky with mountains and trees in the background.

NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Why people across the world see constellations, not just stars

Orion, the Big Dipper and the rest reflect shared features of human perception – but also diverse cultural interpretations

by Simon J Cropper, Duane W Hamacher, Daniel R Little & Charles Kemp