[BAA-ebulletin 01003] Reminder - Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 26th 2018 - Stirling

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Historical Section Meeting - Saturday May 26th 2018 - Stirling


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A reminder of the BAA Historical Section meeting in Stirling on May 26th


Date:    Saturday May 26th 2018
Time:    10:00 - 17:00  (doors open at 09:30)
Venue:   The Smith Art Gallery and Museum, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling FK8 2RQ
Cost:    5 pounds for BAA members, 10 pounds for non-members


You can book in advance or pay at the door; advance booking is preferred.
Please use the form at www.britastro.org/historical2018 or book through the BAA shop.


Timetable:


09:30		Doors open


09:30 – 10:00	Refreshments


10:00 – 10:10	Introduction and Welcome


10:10 – 11:05	Dr. Lee Macdonald
                ‘Kew Observatory and the Birth of Solar-Terrestrial Physics’


11:05 – 12:00	John Rosenfield
                ‘Fear and Dread:The Moons of Mars’


12:00 – 13:30	Lunch Break 
(lunch is not included in the price but there is a cafe in the Smith Gallery, and other places nearby)


13:30 – 13:35	Welcome Back


13:35 - 14:30	Bill Barton
                ‘Alice Grace Cook - an East Anglian Meteor Observer’


14:30 - 15:25	Dr. Vanessa Smer Barreto (note change of speaker)
		'Mayan Astronomy'


15:25 – 15:50	Refreshments


15:50 – 16:50	Dr. Dave Gavine
                ‘Thomas Dick of Dundee’


16:50 - 17:00	Concluding Remarks


17:00		Meeting Closes


Entrance to the Smith Gallery is free. We hope you will take the chance to look around! Museum exhibits include 
the world's oldest football.


There is plenty of parking in the grounds of the gallery. Stirling Station is fifteen minutes walk away.


The Smith Gallery and Museum is the meeting place of Stirling Astronomical Society. 


Section Director Mike Frost will be lecturing to Stirling AS on "The Green Flash" on Friday May 25th at 7:30 PM.


We also intend to visit Stirling AS's observatory on the roof of the Highland Hotel, Spittal Street, Stirling. 


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