[BAA-ebulletin 00789] Historical Section meeting at Friargate Quaker Centre, York, on Saturday May 3rd 2014 - "North Country Astronomy, Old and New"

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Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 3rd 2014

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We hope to see you at the forthcoming 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.  
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