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This conference marks Archbishop Ussher's dating of the creation to 4004BC. The 6,000th anniversary year of the creation will start on October 22, 1996, according to Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh in the C17th. The conference will look at scientific and historical chronologies and consider how they have developed since Ussher's time.
Friday 25th October
6.00 pm | Registration and Coffee |
7.00 | Rev. R. Buick Knox on Ussher |
7.45 | Dr Dan McCarthy - TCD - "James Ussher, the Chronologist" |
8.30 | Buffet and visit to see Ussher's writings in the Robinson Library |
Saturday 26th October
From the stars to the earth
9.30 am | Professor Mark Bailey - Armagh Observatory - An Astronomical Perspective |
10.20 | Professor Tom Mason - Armagh Planetarium - A Geological Perspective |
11.05 | Coffee |
11.15 | Dr Bill Napier - Armagh Observatory - Comets and Chronology |
12.30 | Panel Discussion |
1.00 | Lunch |
Reading trees, pots and books
2.30 | Professor Mike Baillie - QUB - Evidence from Archaeology |
3.20 | Dr Gerry McCormick |
4.10 | Coffee |
4.30 | Richard Warner - Ulster Museum - Chronologies in the historical record |
5.15-6.00 | Discussion |
7.00 | Dinner |
8.30 | Visit to Planetarium |
Sunday 27th October
Science, Philosophy and Religion
10.00 | The relationship between Science and Religion |
11.00 | Professor Bowler - QUB - "The impact of chronology from Ussher to the present" |
12.00 | Discussion |
1.00 | Conference ends |
Conference costs, booking and accommodation
The conference fee of ё25 (payable to The Queen's University of Belfast) is for attendance alone. Arrangements for dining in Armagh will be notified at the conference itself. Accommodation for those who wish to stay in Armagh can be made through the Armagh Tourist Information Centre on (08)01861 521800.
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