when: 24 July 2024 | venue: Mason Theatre, 14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Avenue, Macquarie University | cost: FREE | address: Mason Theatre, 14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Avenue, Macquarie University | website: https://event.mq.edu.au/discover-lecture-series/registration/Site/Register | tickets: https://event.mq.edu.au/discover-lecture-series/registration/Site/Register
published: 10 Jul 2024, 5 min read
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Join Professor Richard de Grijs - author, prolific public speaker on astronomy, astrophysics and maritime history, professor of astrophysics at Macquarie University and Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute—Beijing.
Richard will take you on a historical detective quest, on the trail of astronomer William Dawes, from his arrival in 1788 as shipboard astronomer on the First Fleet to his connection with the 1932 construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Dawes established two observatories within a kilometre of Sydney's present-day city centre. Professor de Grijs can be found most Sundays on the historic vessels of the Australian National Maritime Museum, where he is a as volunteer guide and deck hand, and he recently published the first detailed biography of William Dawes.
Learn more about the evening's host and topic:
The majority of the campus is wheelchair-accessible including restrooms, ramps etc
Contact: Kelly Sharpless, fse.outreach@mq.edu.au +61 (2) 9850 2888
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Join Professor Richard de Grijs - author, prolific public speaker on astronomy, astrophysics and maritime history, professor of astrophysics at Macquarie University and Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute—Beijing.
Richard will take you on a historical detective quest, on the trail of astronomer William Dawes, from his arrival in 1788 as shipboard astronomer on the First Fleet to his connection with the 1932 construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Dawes established two observatories within a kilometre of Sydney's present-day city centre. Professor de Grijs can be found most Sundays on the historic vessels of the Australian National Maritime Museum, where he is a as volunteer guide and deck hand, and he recently published the first detailed biography of William Dawes.
Learn more about the evening's host and topic:
The majority of the campus is wheelchair-accessible including restrooms, ramps etc
Contact: Kelly Sharpless, fse.outreach@mq.edu.au +61 (2) 9850 2888
Go see Discover Lecture Sydneys Astronomical Beginnings 2024.
Discover Lecture Sydneys Astronomical Beginnings 2024 is on 24 July 2024. The opening hours are: 6pm to 7:15pm. Conveniently located in Macquarie Park. Call 02 9850 8959 for details. Visit their website at https://event.mq.edu.au/discover-lecture-series/registration/Site/Register.
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