Jack-ROBINSON-Obituary

Jack H. ROBINSON Ph.D.

St. Petersburg, Florida

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ROBINSON Ph.D., Jack H. Professor Emeritis at University of South Florida, where he was long associated with the astronomy program, died March 21, 2016 after a short illness. Jack's expertise was in archaeoastronomy, which aims to uncover how past civilizations understood celestial phenomena. His...

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Robinson's revision of Eddy's alignments at the Big Horn Medicine Wheel

I knew Jack as the archaeoastronomy researcher of the stone circle medicine wheels in Montana and Wyoming. His contributions to the field continue as two of his research papers are yet to come out, one on predicting eclipses at Stonehenge (another stone circle medicine wheel) and one on the significance of the star Capella at the Big Horn Medicine Wheel. I did not meet Jack until he was in his eighties and he was so sharp, I was in awe. He taught the first archaeoastronomy course in the...

Jack was so kind to me when I arrived at University Village. He introduced me to a group he thought I would like, took me to the Solar Rotary, and took me to meetings of the Democratic Women's Club. He did many things to help to be integrated into life here. I will miss him!

Jack was a brilliant, fascinating man...always interesting and friendly when he and Bobbie were with us.

Dear Susan and grandchildren: So sad to read about Jack's passing. My husband, Bill Goldhurst, and I were good friends with Jack & Bobbie in Puerto Rico in the early 1960's. Our children, Barney and Rex played with Susan and Charles. We used to have such fun together as couples and also Bobbie and I and the kids spent lots of time together. We remained friends after we both moved to Florida but I have lost contact since Bobbie died. Jack was such a handsome, brilliant, man. He was also loads...