Archive for February, 2011
MoMA’s Doc Fortnight Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Ends 2/28 – Broadway World
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by admin.
MoMA's Doc Fortnight Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Ends 2/28 Broadway World In Nostalgia for the Light, Guzmán uses an observatory in Chile's geographically unique Atacama Desert, where zero humidity allows astronomers an unobstructed view of the galaxy, to examine the confluence of astronomy and history. …
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Events – March 3 onwards – ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Posted on 27. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Events – March 3 onwards ChesterChronicle.co.uk CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Astronomy and Art by Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at Sheffield University, who has conducted research into the minor bodies of the solar system and has lectured all over the world … and more
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Awe-inspiring auroras: The psychedelic majesty of the Northern Lights captured … – Daily Mail
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Daily Mail Awe-inspiring auroras: The psychedelic majesty of the Northern Lights captured … Daily Mail 'And astronomers have broken down the myth that auroras can't be seen in the UK. I hope over the next two to three years the aurora will be as active as the one I had in the 1990s
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The psychedelic majesty of the Northern Lights captured in the skies over Aberdeen – Daily Mail
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Daily Mail The psychedelic majesty of the Northern Lights captured in the skies over Aberdeen Daily Mail 'And astronomers have broken down the myth that auroras can't be seen in the UK. I hope over the next two to three years the aurora will be as active as the one I had in the 1990s. 'Then most of the population of this country will see an aurora display ..
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Earth’s climate from space – 24dash (press release)
Posted on 25. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Earth's climate from space 24dash (press release) Professor John Remedios, from the University of Leicester's Department of Physics and Astronomy , will explore aspects of the current state of the Earth's climate. Improvements in satellite technology have increased accuracy of the obtained global data … and more
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Where Humankind and Nature Converge – New York Times
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Where Humankind and Nature Converge New York Times Yet, he said, freedom from pressure to produce commercially saleable products in an easily recognizable style has left him free to engage with a vast range of collaborators, including craftsmen, astronomers , earth scientists, cardiologists, …
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North East youngsters on a mission to Mars – Journal Live
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by admin.
North East youngsters on a mission to Mars Journal Live Dr Pete Edwards, of the Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology Group at Durham University, said: “We work hard to enthuse young people from schools around the region about astronomy and about science in general.” To book contact the Northern Stage box …
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Armagh takes fresh look at universe – Irish Times
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Irish Times Armagh takes fresh look at universe Irish Times The €118000 instrument will help Armagh astronomers study variable stars whose light emissions do not remain constant. The observatory's astronomers will continue to utilise time acquired on remote telescopes based, for example, at the European ..
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SOAS: inside the school of exotic wonders – Telegraph.co.uk
Posted on 22. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Telegraph.co.uk SOAS: inside the school of exotic wonders Telegraph.co.uk They contain information on 600 years of astronomy , geology and medicine, including groundbreaking work by the first doctors to distinguish between smallpox and measles. More widely, the museum's archives are home to a wealth of material on scientific …
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Events – February 24 onwards – Flintshire Chronicle
Posted on 20. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Events – February 24 onwards Flintshire Chronicle CHESTER: Society of Thirteen lecture entitled Astronomy and Art by Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at Sheffield University, who has conducted research into the minor bodies of the solar system and has lectured all over the world … and more
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