[BAA-ebulletin 00835] Meeting of the Historical Section, Saturday March 28th 2015, Greenwich

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Historical Section Meeting - Saturday March 28th 2015

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The next meeting of the BAA Historical Section is a joint meeting with our sister society, the Society for the History of Astronomy. 

We have a stellar line-up!

Date:    Saturday March 28th 2015

Time:    10:00 - 17:00  (doors open at 09:30)

Venue:   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Cost:    5 pounds for BAA and SHA members, 10 pounds for non-members

Booking in advance is required, through the BAA office.

Please use the form at www.britastro.org/historical2015

We have added another distinguished speaker from the United States, Prof. Jay Pasachoff.

Timetable:

09:30    Doors open
09:30 – 10:00 Refreshments
10:00 – 10:05 Introduction and Welcome (Mike Frost and Kevin Kilburn, SHA)
10:05 – 10:45 Tony Kinder 
                ‘A survey of the historical membership of the BAA and SHA'
10:45 – 11:25 Roger Jones and Kevin Johnson
                ‘The SHA online survey by county’
11:25 - 12:05 Prof. Jay Pasachoff
                'Galileo Galilei and Simon Marius: their 1609 and 1610 discoveries about our Moon and Jupiter's moons'
12:05 – 13:20 Lunch Break 
                (lunch is not included in the price but there are lots of cafes and pubs nearby)
13:20 – 13:25 Welcome Back
13:25 -  14:20 Bob Marriott
                ‘William Dawes and William Rutter Dawes’
14:20 - 15:20 Dr. Stuart Clark
                'Richard Carrington and the solar flare of 1859'
15:20 – 15:50 Refreshments
15:50 – 16:50 Dr. Bill Sheehan
                ‘Mars: from the Canals to Curiosity’
16:50 - 17:00 Concluding Remarks
17:00    National Maritime Museum closes

Entrance to the National Maritime Museum is free, although there is a charge for some exhibits.

Parking at the National Maritime Museum is very limited, pre-booking for blue badge holders only. 

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