[BAA-ebulletin 00799] Reminder of Historical Section meeting at Friargate Quaker Centre, York, Saturday May 3rd

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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 at aol.com
Deputy Director: Lee Macdonald                  leetmacdonald at gmail.com