In two weeks time we will be holding the Historical Section Meeting for 2023. It is being held at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, 9 Margaret St., Birmingham, B3 3BS, which is only a short walk from New Street Station.
Our lineup is as follows:-
10:00 – 10:10 Introduction and Welcome
10:10 – 11:15 Mark Edwards, The Early Years of Jodrell Bank
11:15 – 12:00 Marie-Louise Archer, Ulugh Beg’s Observatory
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome back
13:35 – 14:30 John Chuter, Some Recent Donations to the BAA Archive
14:30 – 15:25 Lee Macdonald, Refugees, Star Clusters and Relativity: Astronomy at Greenwich Observatory in the First World War
15:25 – 15:50 Afternoon Refreshments
15:50 – 16:50 Andrew Lound, Herschel’s Lunatick Friends
17:00 Conclusion
Booking is through the BAA website. Tickets are £7.50 for BAA members, and £10.00 for non-members.