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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.

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Written by Duane W Hamacher

Two people sitting on a blanket under a starry night sky, with mountains and tall trees in the background.

Nature and the environment

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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