2008 Robinson Schools Lecture
The Robinson Schools Lecture will be delivered in the Royal School Armagh,
College Hill, Armagh, at 2.00 pm on Friday, 21st November 2008. The
lecturer will be Professor Peter W.J.L. Brand FRSE, of the Institute of
Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.
Pupils should plan to arrive at the school by approximately 1.30 pm and proceedings should be finished by approximately 3.00 pm. Parking will be available in the School Grounds, or alternatively in the Planetarium Car Park just across the road.
Teachers and pupils who would like to attend should contact Mr Warren
Fowles, The Royal School, College Hill Armagh. Tel.: 028-3752-2807;
e-mail: sfowles830
royalschool.armagh.ni.sch.uk.
The title and abstract of Professor Peter W.J.L. Brand's lecture are:
BLACK HOLES AND THE UNIVERSE
All schools attending are invited to produce a wiki on any aspect of
astronomy. Book tokens to the value of 50, 30 and 20 pounds will be
awarded respectively as First, Second and Third prizes for these wikis,
subject to a sufficient standard of entry being reached. Judges will be
members of the Armagh Observatory and Royal School Armagh staff. The web
address of the wiki together with a username and password must be e-mailed
to: sfowles830royalschool.armagh.ni, to reach the School by 5.00 p.m. on
Thursday 13th November at the latest.
For more information on the wiki competition, please contact Mr Warren
Fowles at the Royal School Armagh, Tel.: 028 3752 2807; e-mail:
sfowles830royalschool.armagh.ni.
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