Dr. Boyce-Jacino explained that the history of astronomy has historically been focused mostly on European and Arabic astronomy, in a sort of great overarching narrative about the discovery of the stars. These narratives often focus on grand discoveries that are primarily driven by men and by the grand institutions that fund them. However, by escaping that narrative and thinking about astronomy not just as an institutional thing but as a science that everyone does, the story becomes a lot more diverse.
