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Mon, 16 OctLecture Theatre16 Oct, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK
Thu, 19 OctLondon19 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK19 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UKby Dr Wolfgang Steinicke The lecture shows the origin of the commonly used Flamsteed star numbers, like 61 Cygni. They are notoriously absent from both Flamsteed’s British Catalogue and the Atlas Coelestis, published in 1725 and 1729, respectively.
Thu, 26 OctMycenae House26 Oct, 19:00 – 21:00Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
Tue, 07 NovRoyal Observatory Greenwich07 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Mon, 13 NovLecture Theatre13 Nov, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK13 Nov, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UKby Professor Gareth Collins of Imperial College London In January 2019, NASA's InSight mission placed the first seismometer on the surface of Mars to record tiny ground movements—marsquakes—produced by faulting, meteorite impacts and other geological processes.
Thu, 23 NovLondon23 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK23 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UKBy Charles Draper William Herschel was born in 1738 in Hanover into a family of military musicians, but as soon as he could escaped this life to make his way as a musician in England in the mid 1750s. He secured the plum appointment of organist at the new Octagon Chapel in Bath in 1766,- Tue, 28 NovRoyal Observatory Greenwich28 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Thu, 30 NovMycenae House30 Nov, 19:00 – 21:00Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
Mon, 11 DecLecture Theatre11 Dec, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK11 Dec, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UKby Dr Alexandra Amon Throughout history, the Universe has turned our grandest thoughts upside down. We know that our cosmos is dark, with decades of evidence that the stars we can see are only a small fraction of what’s out there.
Thu, 21 DecLondon21 Dec, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK21 Dec, 19:00 – 21:00London, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UKBy Richard Westwood From the awe and fear in the ancient world to our present understanding of this amazing spectacle, we trace the personalities who discovered the science and art of this natural event; included are the Antikythera machine. The philosopher, Thales, Astronomer Edmund Halley- Tue, 09 JanRoyal Observatory Greenwich09 Jan 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Mon, 15 JanLecture Theatre15 Jan 2024, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK- Tue, 06 FebRoyal Observatory Greenwich06 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Mon, 12 FebLecture Theatre12 Feb 2024, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK12 Feb 2024, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UKby Dr Mariangela Bonavita of the Open University The differences and similarities between the planets in our Solar Systems and those found around other stars (exoplanets), what we have learned so far about planet formation and what are the key questions yet to be answered.
Thu, 22 FebMycenae House22 Feb 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK- Tue, 05 MarRoyal Observatory Greenwich05 Mar 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Royal Observatory Greenwich, Blackheath Ave, London SE10 8XJ, UK
Mon, 11 MarLecture Theatre11 Mar 2024, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UK11 Mar 2024, 19:15 – 21:00Lecture Theatre, Romney Rd, London SE10 9NF, UKby Dr Tim Davis of the University of Cardiff Galaxies are a key building block of our universe, that grow over time through accretion of gas and star formation. However, it seems our universe does not allow galaxies to go on building up forever.
Thu, 21 MarMycenae House21 Mar 2024, 19:00 – 21:00Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Rd, London SE3 7SE, UK
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