Historical Section Meeting 2026
Saturday 9th May 2026 10:00 - 18:00
The Historical Section will be holding its annual meeting on Saturday May 9th 2026 at the Sherwood Observatory, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The program for the day is as follows:
10:00 – 10:30 Sign in and refreshments
10:30 – 10:35 Introduction and Welcome
10:35 – 11:30 Dr Emily Winterburn, “The professionalisation of astronomy from William to John to Alexander Herschel”
11:30 – 12:30 David Hughes, “Thomas Wright”
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome Back
13:35 – 14:30 Dr Kate Bond, “Richard Carrington’s lost photograph’”
14:30 – 15:25 Prof Jeremy Shears, “Of immensity and minuteness: the stellar astronomy of John Ellard Gore”
15:25 – 15:45 Break
15:45 – 17:00 Tour of the observatory
17:00 – 18:00 “CAPCOM GO” presentation in the observatory planetarium
18:00 – End of proceedings
This event is free to attend, but please register at TicketTailor so that we have an idea of numbers
Venue
The Sherwood Observatory, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire NG17 5LF