Society for the History of Astronomy – AGM and Autumn Conference

The Society for the History of Astronomy (SHA) holds its annual conference on Saturday 7th November at the Birmingham Midland Institute, Margaret St, Birmingham

The program:

09:30                  Doors Open

10:00 – 10:10     Introduction and Welcome

10:10 – 11:00    AGM

11:00 – 11:55    Gurbir Singh (Salford AS) – “Dr Allan Chapman, a friend, a mentor, and a paradox: The man of faith who taught me science”

11:55 – 13:15     Lunch Break

13:15 – 13:20    Welcome Back

13:20 – 14:15    Ross Code (Royal Observatory, Greenwich) – “Goings on at the Observatory”

14:15 – 15:10    Bill Barton (SHA and BAA Historical Section) – “The Astronomical Society of India”

15:10 – 15:30    Refreshments

15:30 – 16:25   Dr George Seabroke (UCL) – “Francis Baily and his Star Catalogue”

16:30                 Conclusion

Booking forms available from the SHA website

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Venue

The Birmingham and Midland Institute, Margaret Street Birmingham B3 3BS