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Monthly Meeting: Dr. Steve Barrett – “Fiat Lux”

Friday, 15th November 2019 @ 19:00 - 21:00 GMT

The November 2019 monthly meeting of Liverpool Astronomical Society for the 2019 – 2020 (138th) session will be held on Friday, November 15th from 19:00 to 21:00.

Our guest speaker this month is Dr. Steve Barrett, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Liverpool, with part one in his series of “Fiat Lux” talks, entitled:

“Fiat Lux”

A talk on the nature of light with measurements of the speed of light and the wavelength of light, and demonstrations of splitting light into its component colours and different types of polarisation of light.

 

A publicly available recording IS available for this lecture »»» at this YouTube link.

 

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Free tea/coffee with light refreshments break will form part of the evening at about 8pm.

Please note – Doors will only open after 6.30pm and not before.

I do hope you can join me and your fellow members, but if you are unable to attend, please indicate your apologies to me by filling out this form.

With best wishes – Mark

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Date:
Friday, 15th November 2019
Time:
19:00 - 21:00 GMT
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Liverpool Astronomical Society
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Venue

The Quaker Meeting House in Liverpool City Centre
The Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane
Liverpool, Merseyside L1 3BT United Kingdom + Google Map

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