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A History of Women in Astronomy, Part 1
Talk by Mary McIntyre Throughout history astronomy has been very male dominated. There have been many trailblazing women, such as Caroline Herschel, who have worked to change that, but in addition there were countless women working in astronomy before Caroline. This talk tells their story and discusses some of the challenges women have faced historically and still face today.
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A Traveller’s Guide to the Stars – The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration
Talk by Les Johnson With known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, the age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds may one day become a reality. Physicist, author, and NASA technologist Les Johnson will describe the physics and techn
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A Reverend, a soldier, baldness and the unknown: the history and story of Black Holes
Talk by Dr Paul Dalgarno, MPhys PhD CPhys, Associate Professor of Physics at Heriot Watt University . Black holes remain one of the most fascinating and intriguing phenomenon of the universe. On the one hand they are conceptually amazingly simple, on the other we still know very little about the detailed complexity around them. This talk will discuss the history of our understanding of black
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Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL, United Kingdom
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