How astronomy paved the way for terra nullius, and helped to get rid of it too
Friday, October 14, 2016 - 10:31
in Astronomy & Space
If you take a walk in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, about 50km from central Sydney, you will come across an engraving of a large emu in the tessellated sandstone overlooking the surrounding countryside. On a clear night, this site gives a panoramic view of the heavens with its twinkling stars and the bright streak of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.