This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 18th Apr 2024
£2 £2Camden’s astronomy heritage is remarkable, and includes links to distinguished scientists, institutions and historic moments.
Many features beyond the Earth have names with Camden associations, some surprising and intriguing.
This presentation – organised by Camden History Society - will explore eclipses, transits and the returns of Halley’s comet, the visit of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin to Highgate in 1961, literature from H G Wells’ War of the Worlds to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, along with music, and chocolate.
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This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 18th Apr 2024
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2024-04-18 2024-04-18 Europe/London Astro Camden: Local Astronomical Heritage This presentation – organised by Camden History Society - will explore eclipses, transits and the returns of Halley’s comet to Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2024/04/18/astro-camden-local-astronomical-heritage-385329 Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre,Holborn Library,32-38 Theobalds Road,LondonLocation
Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre,
Holborn Library,
32-38 Theobalds Road,
London,
WC1X 8PA
32-38 Theobalds Road,
London,
WC1X 8PA
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