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>If you live in or near Yorkshire then this might be of interest to you and or
>your students.
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>
>
>Leeds Astronomical Society
>Astromeet 2003
>On Saturday 8th November
>10am to 6.30pm
>
>Once again the Leeds Astronomical Society is presenting its¹ Annual Astromeet
>and extends a cordial invitation to fellow Societies to join in what has come
>to be a highly educational and entertaining day out.
>
>Our line up of Guest Speakers (and their subject titles) this year is :-
>
>Dr Allan Chapman ( Wadham College, Oxford and Channel 4¹s ³Gods In The Sky²)
>
>
>³The Transits Of Venus Of 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874 & 1882²
>
>Professor Carlos Frenk (Durham University) (First Ever Official Address to an
>Amateur Astronomical Society Conference) ³The Dark and Visible Sides Of Our
>Universe² (Fred Hoyle Memorial Lecture)
>
>Dr David Hughes (Sheffield University) ³The Bombarded Earth²
>
>Dr Robert Walsh (University of Central Lancashire) ³Basking In The Sunshine :
>A New Encounter With Our Closest Star²
>
>Mr Michael Clarke (Variable Star Section Director - Society For Popular
>Astronomy) ³Variable Stars - Meeting The Family²
>
>There will also be a range of Exhibitions, Trade Stalls and Refreshments etc.
>
>The Venue is again the Brunswick Building, Leeds Metropolitan University,
>Merrion Way, Leeds.
>
>Doors open to the Public 9am.
>
>Admission Fee £8 (on the door)
>
>( a full map giving details of venue location and contact details etc can be
>found on the Society¹s Official website <A
>HREF="http://www.leedsastronomy.org.uk/">WWW.leedsastronomy.org.uk</A>
>)
>
>All are made most welcome.
>
>Chris
>
>Chris A Butlin CPhys FInstP
>Honorary Secretary Yorkshire Branch Institute of Physics
>16 Wheelwright Close
>Sutton upon Derwent
>York YO41 4JZ
>Tel: +44(0)1904 607169
>E-mail: ChrisAButlin@...


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