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BAA electronic bulletin
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Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 3rd 2014
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A reminder about our upcoming BAA Historical Section meeting
Date: Saturday May 3rd 2014
Time: 10:30 - 17:30 (doors open at 10:00)
Venue: Friargate Quaker Centre, York, YO1 9RL
Cost: 5 pounds for BAA members, 7 pounds for non-members
Pay on the door or book in advance using the form at www.britastro.org/historical2014
The theme is "North Country Astronomy, Old and New"
Timetable:
10:00 Doors open
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshments
10:30 – 10:40 Introduction and Welcome
10:40 – 11:35 Mike Maunder
'The first 100 years of the BAA (north of Watford)'
11:35 – 12:30 Gerard Gilligan
'William Lassell 1799-1880: Telescopes, Planets and Drinking Beer'
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
(lunch is not included in the price but there are lots of cafes and pubs nearby)
14:00 – 14:55 David Sellers – 'William Gascoigne'
14:55 – 15:50 Dr Emily Winterburn
'The jobbing musician: William Herschel discovers astronomy'
15:50 – 16:20 Refreshments
16:20 – 17:20 Prof. Tom McLeish
'A Medieval Big Bang: The Cosmology of Robert Grosseteste'
17:20 – 17:30 Concluding Remarks
17:30 Meeting Closes
The Friargate Centre (www.quaker.org.uk/friargate) is in the centre of York,
less than half a mile from the railway station.
There is no parking at the Friagate Centre. Visitors coming by car are recommended
to use the excellent park-and-ride scheme operating from the outskirts of the city.
More details on our web site - www.britastro.org/history
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Historical Section Director: Mike Frost frostma@aol.com
Deputy Director: Lee Macdonald leetmacdonald@gmail.com
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BAA-ebulletin mailing list visit:
http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/baa-ebulletin
(c) 2014 British Astronomical Association http://www.britastro.org/
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BAA electronic bulletin
======================================================================
Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 3rd 2014
====================
A reminder about our upcoming BAA Historical Section meeting
Date: Saturday May 3rd 2014
Time: 10:30 - 17:30 (doors open at 10:00)
Venue: Friargate Quaker Centre, York, YO1 9RL
Cost: 5 pounds for BAA members, 7 pounds for non-members
Pay on the door or book in advance using the form at www.britastro.org/historical2014
The theme is "North Country Astronomy, Old and New"
Timetable:
10:00 Doors open
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshments
10:30 – 10:40 Introduction and Welcome
10:40 – 11:35 Mike Maunder
'The first 100 years of the BAA (north of Watford)'
11:35 – 12:30 Gerard Gilligan
'William Lassell 1799-1880: Telescopes, Planets and Drinking Beer'
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break
(lunch is not included in the price but there are lots of cafes and pubs nearby)
14:00 – 14:55 David Sellers – 'William Gascoigne'
14:55 – 15:50 Dr Emily Winterburn
'The jobbing musician: William Herschel discovers astronomy'
15:50 – 16:20 Refreshments
16:20 – 17:20 Prof. Tom McLeish
'A Medieval Big Bang: The Cosmology of Robert Grosseteste'
17:20 – 17:30 Concluding Remarks
17:30 Meeting Closes
The Friargate Centre (www.quaker.org.uk/friargate) is in the centre of York,
less than half a mile from the railway station.
There is no parking at the Friagate Centre. Visitors coming by car are recommended
to use the excellent park-and-ride scheme operating from the outskirts of the city.
More details on our web site - www.britastro.org/history
====================
Historical Section Director: Mike Frost frostma@aol.com
Deputy Director: Lee Macdonald leetmacdonald@gmail.com
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BAA-ebulletin mailing list visit:
http://lists.britastro.org/mailman/listinfo/baa-ebulletin
(c) 2014 British Astronomical Association http://www.britastro.org/
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Colin James Watling
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