BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20190604T193000 RDATE:20191006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200405T020000 RDATE:20201004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210404T020000 RDATE:20211003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 RDATE:20221002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20230402T020000 RDATE:20231001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240407T020000 RDATE:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20191006T030000 RDATE:20200405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20201004T030000 RDATE:20210404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20211003T030000 RDATE:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20221002T030000 RDATE:20230402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20231001T030000 RDATE:20240407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 RDATE:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:867086d25409f52ead192d95e691b6ee CATEGORIES:Guest Speaker Night CREATED:20200310T222104 SUMMARY:Guest Speaker - Prof Fred Watson - Video Conference LOCATION:of Event: Video Conference DESCRIPTION:Note that this meeting will be held as a video conference over ZoomMembers will be sent instructions on how to join the meeting in the week prior to t he event.\nAstronomy in the Middle Ages – laying the foundations of modern science\nModern astronomy is usually considered to have started in the Enli ghtenment, largely as a result of the invention of the telescope. But when we look back into the Middle Ages, we find a richness of thought that is pr eserved today in the art and manuscripts of the time, which are often of ex quisite quality. Those ideas, in turn, owed their origin to Islamic scholar s in the tenth and eleventh centuries, who had built on the work of the anc ient Greeks. In this richly illustrated talk, Fred Watson celebrates the fl ourishing of mediaeval astronomy, and traces its origins and legacies. \nPr ofessor Fred WatsonProfessor Fred Watson is Australia’s first Astronomer-at -Large, an outreach and advocacy role within the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. He is graduate of the universitie s of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and worked at both of Britain’s Royal Observ atories before joining the Australian Astronomical Observatory as Astronome r-in-Charge in 1995. Fred is best known today for his award-winning radio a nd TV broadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and other outreach ventur es. He holds adjunct professorships in several Australian universities, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2010. He has an asteroid na med after him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won 't be his fault. His latest book, Cosmic Chronicles, was published by NewSo uth Press in 2019.\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Astronomy in the Middle Ages – laying th e foundations of modern science

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Mod ern astronomy is usually considered to have started in the Enlightenment, l argely as a result of the invention of the telescope. But when we look back into the Middle Ages, we find a richness of thought that is preserved toda y in the art and manuscripts of the time, which are often of exquisite qual ity. Those ideas, in turn, owed their origin to Islamic scholars in the ten th and eleventh centuries, who had built on the work of the ancient Greeks. In this richly illustrated talk, Fred Watson celebrates the flourishing of mediaeval astronomy, and traces its origins and legacies. 

Professor Fred Watson

Professor Fred Watson is Australia’s first Astronomer-at-Large, an outreach and advocacy role within the Common wealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. He is graduat e of the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh, and worked at both of Br itain’s Royal Observatories before joining the Australian Astronomica l Observatory as Astronomer-in-Charge in 1995. Fred is best known today for his award-winning radio and TV broadcasts, books, music, dark-sky advocacy and other outreach ventures. He holds adjunct professorships in several Au stralian universities, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2 010. He has an asteroid named after him (5691 Fredwatson), but says that if it hits the Earth, it won't be his fault. His latest book, Cosmic Chronicl es, was published by NewSouth Press in 2019.

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