[BAA-ebulletin 01027] Reminder - Historical Section Meeting - Saturday June 8th 2019 - Newbury

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Reminder - Historical Section Meeting - Saturday June 8th 2019 - Newbury

This is a reminder for the next meeting of the BAA Historical Section
in Newbury on June 8th

Date: Saturday June 8th 2019Time: 10:00 - 17:00 (doors open at
09:30)Venue: Mencap Centre, Enborne Gate, Newbury RG14 6ATCost:
10 pounds for BAA members, 15 pounds for non-members (includes lunch)
You can book in advance or pay at the door; advance booking is
preferred.Please use the form at www.britastro.org/historical2019 or
book through the BAA shop.
Timetable:
09:30 Doors open
09:30 – 10:00 Refreshments
10:00 – 10:10 Introduction and Welcome
10:10 – 11:05 Dr. Stuart Eves 'William Herschel and the
Rings of Uranus'
11:05 – 12:00 Eddie Carpenter 'The History of Visual
Aids in Astronomy 1824-1940'
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break (there are not many eating places close by
so the price includes a lunch buffet)
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome Back
13:35 - 14:30 Bill Barton 'Fiametta Wilson - Musician
and Astronomer'
14:30 - 15:25 Dr. Sian Prosser 'How to do Research in Astronomical History'
15:25 – 15:50 Refreshments
15:50 – 16:50 Bob Mizon 'The History of the Dark Sky Movement'
16:50 - 17:00 Concluding Remarks
17:00 Meeting Closes

There is plenty of parking in the grounds of the Mencap Centre.
Newbury Station is fifteen minutes walk away.
The Mencap Centre, Newbury is the meeting place of our hosts, Newbury
Astronomical Society. Newbury AS also meet on Friday June 7th, and
anyone staying overnight is invited to attend.
More details on our web site - www.britastro.org/history

Historical Section Director: Mike Frost frostma@aol.comDeputy
Director: Lee Macdonald leetmacdonald@gmail.com

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