A fun event... shame that the high cloud for most of the day put paid to many observing activities. Thanks to Nick for driving down to Herstmonceux......
I am a survivor of several wet Glastonbury Festivals. The scenes in 1985 still make me shudder... the only way off the site was via tractor. The last ...
All 4 - Britain, Modern, Liverpool and St Ives.
And the old, familiar Mike is back! Well, I hate to disappoint my fans ;) I was, until recently, a patron of the Tate Gallery... not just a science ...
Actually, I think their measurements are pretty much spot on! For a hydrogen atom, the diameter of the nucleus is about 1.75 x 10^-15m (1.75 femtomet...
That was a fascinating article... not entirely convinced that Galileo thought it was a planet, but there is some interesting evidence there. This has...
...they dreamed up the idea of suspending a single ball – 1mm in diameter – in the middle of le globe to represent the nucleus Thanks for sharing thi...
I can’t seem to quote anymore Looks like you can quote when using the "Text" editor, but not the "Visual" editor. I'll look into it.
Details of the first "History of Astronomy" group talks have now been announced. The first meeting is on Tuesday 30 September from 7pm at the Royal O...
Didn't know about the companion website to "Turn Left at Orion"... very useful... particularly the larger scale "Telrad" views that don't make it into...
...sunspots should sink towards the bottom of the sun Seriously, have you thought about a change in career? This refreshing thinking would give you a...