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BA Bristol & Bath Branch Projects |
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The Branch is involved in a number of initiatives aimed at promoting the public understanding of science. Some of the most exciting are listed below.
An exhibition of 18 images to show off some of the most spectacular structures the universe has to offer.
Einstein Year celebrated the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s three amazing ideas which literally changed the way we look at our world and the universe: the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, and the Special Theory of Relativity. Read moreof our activities.
Bath is famous for many things: Romans, Architecture, Literature, Music... It is often forgotten that in the 18th and 19th centuries Bath was a hotbed of science and engineering.
Now, after three years of work by BA West of England Branch members in association with BRLSI, you can explore some of the forgotten secrets of Bath and its surrounds.
For more information, email trail@ba-west.org.uk.
A play with music and hands-on science on the theme of the unity of art and science, based on the lives and work of William and Caroline Herschel.
William Herschel was Director of Music for Bath, organist of the Octagon Chapel, and a celebrated composer, while his sister Caroline was a celebrated singer. William designed and built by far the most powerful and accurate telescopes of the 18th century, was the first to use systematic scientific method, discovered Uranus, the first new planet identified for thousands of years, recognised that galaxies were outside the solar system and Milky Way and charted several thousand of them, and discovered infra-red.
Caroline not only helped in all aspects of her brother's astronomical work, but independently and after his death made many important discoveries, for which she was made the first woman member of the Royal Astronomical Society.
The year 2000 was the 200th anniversary of the discovery of infra-red, and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Caroline. Both were celebrated in a major international conference held in Bath in March 2000.
"Music of the Spheres" is supported by PPARC and a Royal Society / British Association Millennium Award.
You can read a more in-depth article abouth the play.
You can see some pictures from the performance at St Mary Redcliffe Church, Bristol, on 18th March 2000.
You can watch a video with snippets from National Science Week 2003 performances in Cardiff and Radstock. The video is available at 3 different sizes; each size supports multiple bit rates. You will need Real Player to watch them.
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