Archive for March, 2010
Initiative to minimise light pollution at beauty spot – WalesOnline
Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Initiative to minimise light pollution at beauty spot WalesOnline “Light pollution does far more than inconvenience a few astronomers .
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Britain needs a damn good rocket – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk Britain needs a damn good rocket Telegraph.co.uk … including Giotto (a fly-by of Halley's comet); Rosat, XMM-Newton, Integral, Swift (X and Gamma-ray astronomy missions); Ulysses, Soho, Cluster, Stereo, ..
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When Oxbridge is an option – The Guardian
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by admin.
The Guardian When Oxbridge is an option The Guardian Peter Symonds, Hills Road and the Sixth Form College, Farnborough all offer an impressive range of timetabled extracurricular activities ( astronomy , … and more
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Scientist Jackson featured in show – The Paisley Daily Express
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Scientist Jackson featured in show The Paisley Daily Express “It was well known amongst students taking honours in mathematics that they would benefit by attending the astronomy class given by Ludwig Becker, …
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Cask Ale: Ancient and modern – Independent
Posted on 27. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Cask Ale: Ancient and modern Independent Astronomers have detected the presence of vast clouds of alcohol in space, billions of miles across. One cloud – Sagittarius BN – is located near the centre … and more
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A ticket to Mars, please. One-way is fine – Times Online
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
A ticket to Mars, please.
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Professor Stephen Hawking to stay at Cambridge University beyond 2012 – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Professor Stephen Hawking to stay at Cambridge University beyond 2012 Telegraph.co.uk Professor Stephen Hawking has announced he will not retire from Cambridge University before he reaches 70, and intends to carry on for many years after if … Stephen Hawking To Speak April 5 Texas A&M University Hawking plans to keep working until 70 Cambridge News all 4 news articles
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‘She is an astronomer’ conference, London, UK – Cordis News
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by admin.
'She is an astronomer' conference, London, UK Cordis News The two-day event will provide an opportunity to raise some of the issues that are of common concern to female astronomers , as well as to students and …
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Geoffrey Burbidge – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk Geoffrey Burbidge Telegraph.co.uk He had taken no interest in astronomy before meeting Margaret Peachey at a graduate seminar, but the couple married in 1948 and thereafter Burbidge always …
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Cardiff helps to capture a comet – News Wales
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Cardiff helps to capture a comet News Wales Dr Paul Roche, School of Physics and Astronomy , who is the Director of the Faulkes Telescope Project said: “We are delighted that Nick was able to capture …
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