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12November
Otley Science Festival: Professor Mike Edmunds: Sir Isaac Remembers…
Advance Price: £12
It is 1725 and Sir Isaac Newton is sorting out his letters during the last year of his life. This dramatic reconstruction, lasting about one hour, is based entirely on authentic letters, contemporary reports and material. Sir Isaac offers thoughts on his science, his life, his lesser-known studies in alchemy and religion and the world in general …..
Mike Edmunds is Emeritus Professor of Astrophysics at Cardiff University and former Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy. He was educated at Cambridge, but has lived and worked in Wales for over 50 years. His research career involved the determination and interpretation of the abundances of the chemical elements in the Universe, and investigation of the origin of interstellar dust. Later work has been in the history of astronomy, in particular the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism and the early history of the Royal Astronomical Society. He was a member of two UK Research Councils, and served as President of the Royal Astronomical Society 2022-2024. He is President of the Herschel Society and an Honorary Vice-President of the Society for the History of Astronomy.
(Price incl. tea, coffee and apple cake)
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Act's Website: https://otleysciencefestival.co.uk/
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