Edwardian & Victorian Astronomy

[SteveWolves]

folks someone mentioned this and I can provide more info

Edwardian & Victorian Astronomy

•BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEM

•SATURDAY 20TH MARCH 10am – 4pm

•DISPLAYS. DEMONSTRATIONS. WROTTESLEY OBSERVATORY TOURS.

•AT LEAST 5 TALKS DURING THE DAY

•INTRODUCTION An appreciation of Lord Wrottesley

•FORMER BISHOP OF WOLVERHAMPTON. on Astronomy, Cosmology and Faith

•J ARMITAGE on The Scriven Bolton giant 2 foot Scope

•STEWART WILLIAMS on Aspects of Walsall Astronomy

•KEVIN KILBURN on The Godlee Observatory Manchester

•PETER HINGLEY R.A.S. On transits of Venus

•SAT 20 TH IS ALSO A Newcomen Engine STEAM DAY AY THE MUSEUM

•USUAL MUSEUM CHARGES APPLY

•See March events - Black Country Living Museum - Britain's friendliest open air museum

•FOR FURTHER DETAILS PHONE MR J ARMITAGE 01543 579805

cheers Steve

[yeti monster]

Is your invisible ink running out? I can almost read that.......

[Mark at Beaufort]

Interesting to read your talk on Edwardian and Victorian Astronomy. I live in Herefordshire and recently a colleague was awarded a lottery grant to study the famous clergyman of Herefordshire who undertook major astronomical work in the Victorian era.

Rev Thomas William Webb, Rev Henry Cooper Key and George Henry With – who all lived in Herefordshire in the mid-nineteenth century. Webb was the Vicar of Hardwicke and a great populariser of astronomy (the ‘Patrick Moore’ of his day). Key was Rector of Stretton Sugwas and an early telescope pioneer and inventor. With was Head Teacher at the Blue Coat School and made over 200 mirrors for amateur telescopes.

It is interesting that a small rural county like Herefordshire produced some of the major advances in visual astronomy at this time.

Mark

[michaelmorris]

Steve

The listing in Sky at Night magazine mentions Alan Chapman, but I don't see him on the list of speakers. Is he giving a talk?

[MrGoatsmilk]

Is your invisible ink running out? I can almost read that.......

It's easy to read on my laptop screen, have you got your screen wrongly set up perhaps. Failing that then "You should have gone to Specsavers"

[philhall]

The conference was very good.

SteveWolves has used subtle shades of black writing on a black background to avoid undoing the dark adaptation of the eye - very considerate.

[yeti monster]

It's easy to read on my laptop screen, have you got your screen wrongly set up perhaps. Failing that then "You should have gone to Specsavers"

Yes, the fault MUST be mine!