An introduction to Astrophysics
Astrophysics is the science of the stars, and more widely the science of the Universe. During this stellar event, Prof James Binney will present extracts from his Very Short Introduction to Astrophysics (OUP). You will learn about the rapid expansion of the field in the last century, with vast quantities of data gathered by telescopes exploiting all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the great advance of computing power, which has allowed increasingly effective mathematical modelling
Date: 16 October 2019, 19:00 (Wednesday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2019)
Venue: St Aldates Tavern in the Blue Room (upstairs)
Speaker: Prof James Binney (University of Oxford)
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Booking required?: Not required
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Anita Nandi