Merseyside

Capital of Culture 2008

The Institute of Physics is holding a number of events in 2008 as part of Liverpool's 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations.

25 April 2008
Prof Allan Chapman, University of Oxford
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Sherrington Building, Ashton Street, University of Liverpool, L69 3GE

The heavens on Merseyside: 1618 to 2008

A talk suitable for adults and students 16+

From the early seventeenth century, western Lancashire became one of Britain’s centres of excellence in astronomical research. Jeremiah Horrocks, at Much Hoole, was Europe’s next great planetary astronomer after Kepler. After him came a succession of outstanding astronomers based in the corridor from Liverpool to Preston to Salford. Victorian Liverpool was the home of William Lassell, another great planetary astronomer, and after 1881 the Liverpool Astronomical Society became the prototype of the British Astronomical Society.

Allan Chapman is a well known writer and TV personality with a brilliant style that holds his audiences spellbound. We are very fortunate that he has agreed to give this public lecture for 2008 and we are working with the Liverpool Astronomical Society to make this a truly memorable occasion.

Details of further events will be announced soon.

As well of these special events, the Merseyside branch holds a full programme of events each year, to which are are welcome. See the events page for further details.

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