The next meeting will be on Wednesday 27-Nov-2019.
Our
guest speaker will be Professor Nathan Bastian, of Liverpool John Moores University, who will speak about Globular Clusters.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Friday, 15 November 2019
Monday, 4 November 2019
Special Meeting: Friday 8-Nov-2019
A special meeting will be held on Friday 8-Nov-2019.
Our guest speaker will be the renowned historian Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS, of Wadham College, Oxford, who will speak about A topic to be announced on the day.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Our guest speaker will be the renowned historian Dr. Allan Chapman FRAS, of Wadham College, Oxford, who will speak about A topic to be announced on the day.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
SHA Autumn Conference and AGM: 26-Oct-19
The
Society for the History of Astronomy is holding its Autumn Conference and AGM at the John Lee Theatre, Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS, from 9:30am on Saturday, 26-Oct-19.
The 2019 SHA Autumn Conference will be celebrating the Moon; it will be 50 years ago that man first stepped onto our nearest celestial neighbour.
Event details and a link to buy tickets are here (SHA members £10, Non-members £15).
The 2019 SHA Autumn Conference will be celebrating the Moon; it will be 50 years ago that man first stepped onto our nearest celestial neighbour.
Event details and a link to buy tickets are here (SHA members £10, Non-members £15).
Programme:
- Gerard Gilligan – Chairman, SHA
Welcome
- SHA Council
2019 AGM
- Dr. Heather Sebire – English Heritage
“Stonehenge, archaeoastronomy and the Moon”
- Dr. Alexandra Loske – writer, curator and art historian
Dr. Robert Massey – Royal Astronomical Society
“Moon: Art, Science, Culture”
- Dr. Melanie Vandenbrouck – Royal Museums Greenwich
Dr. Louise Devoy – Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
“The Moon as muse: the ideas and inspiration behind The Moon exhibition, Royal Museums Greenwich”
- Prof. Emeritus Bill Leatherbarrow – University of Sheffield
“Patrick Moore & Our Volcanic Moon”
- Dr. Allan Chapman F.R.A.S. – SHA, University of Oxford
“The Moon, the Telescope, and the Transformation of Astronomy after 1609
Friday, 4 October 2019
Next Meeting: Wednesday 30-Oct-2019
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 30-Oct-2019.
Our guest speaker will be Professor Philippa Browning, of the University of Manchester, who will speak about Solar Flares: The biggest explosions in the Solar System.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Our guest speaker will be Professor Philippa Browning, of the University of Manchester, who will speak about Solar Flares: The biggest explosions in the Solar System.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Sunday, 15 September 2019
Next Meeting: Wednesday 25-Sep-2019
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 25-Sep-2019.
Our guest speaker will be Mr. Gary Poyner F.R.A.S, of the B.A.A, who will speak about The Monster in The Crab.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
Our guest speaker will be Mr. Gary Poyner F.R.A.S, of the B.A.A, who will speak about The Monster in The Crab.
Meetings start at 7:30 P.M. at the usual venue, the Burley Memorial Hall, Waverton, CH3 7QN
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