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Maps Location of the Lecture theatre can be found here (from Leeds University) and here (from Streetmap.co.uk). There's ample free car park on the campus. Confirmed Traders for 2008Stockport Binocular & Telescope Centre ASTROMEET 2009 Saturday November 7th Dame Jocelyn Bell-Burnell (Oxford) Title TBA Dr Monica Grady (OU/Nat. Hist. Museum) Title TBA Professor Mike Edmunds (Cardiff) "The Antikythera Mechanism" Dr Allan Chapman (Oxford) Title TBA Professor Alan Watson (Leeds)
'The Birth of Cosmic Ray Astronomy on the Argentine Pampa'
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Astromeet 2008 InformationSaturday November 15thDoors open at 9.00amFirst talk at 10.00am sharpVenue : The Clothworkers Hall and Foyer, School of Music, Leeds UniversityTicket cost: £10(reduced to £5 for under 18s and full time students on presentation of a valid student card)Please note that due to host regulation, we will be able to provide only limited catering. We will provide a full list of local pubs/takeaways. Hot and cold drinks will be available on site.Invited speakers 10.00am - Prof. Fred Taylor - University of Oxford & JPL ‘The Atmosphere and Climate of Venus, and the European Venus Express Mission’ 11.45am - Roger Pickard - BAA President & Director of the Variable Stars Section 'The Career of a Variable Star Observer' 2.00pm - Prof. Michael Cruise - University of Birmingham FRED HOYLE LECTURE 'The Search for Gravity Waves' 3.45pm - Prof. Paola Caselli - University of Leeds 'From Interstellar Clouds to Planets: the Universal Factory' 5.20pm - Dr Allan Chapman - University of Oxford 'The Historical Relation of Astronomy and Astrology' |
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