Hybrid Location: Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. More location information Tickets for this event are now sold out. Please visit the Institute of Astronomy YouTube Channel to join online.Join Professor Gerry Gilmore and Dr Gudrun Tausch-Pebody for a look back at the fascinating history of Astronomy and Astrophysics in Cambridge. Speakers Professor Gerry Gilmore Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge Professor Gerard Gilmore is Professor of Experimental Philosophy, in the Institute of Astronomy, at the University of Cambridge. His research has centred on studying stars in the Galaxy to understand its structure and evolutionary history. Watch Prof Gilmore's 'Larmor Lecture'. Dr Gudrun Tausch-Pebody Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge Gudrun joined the Institute of Astronomy in 2012, managing a succession of large international consortia-led projects centring on research infrastructures, instrumentation, trans-national access, and developing strategic advice to the EC to support EC planning. She advises members of the IoA and of the international community on EC funding strategies, proposal writing and contractual matters, and collaborates with astronomers on the history and philosophy of science, e.g. The 1919 eclipse results that verified general relativity and their later detractors: a story re-told | Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (royalsocietypublishing.org) Location Hoyle Lecture Theatre, Institute of Astronomy University of Cambridge Cambridge CB3 0HA United Kingdom 52.214136, 0.09345 Directions on Google Maps
