NOVEMBER 2013

Calendar of Lectures & Exhibitions

NOVEMBER PROGRAMME OF LECTURES & EVENTS

bold = Lectures / Special Events italics = Visiting Organisations ● Meetings start at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated)

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Bath Royal Literary

& Scientific Institution

16 Queen Square Bath BA1 2HN admin@brlsi.org 01225 312084

www.brlsi.org

Coffee Mornings Saturdays 11 am

Registered Charity no 304477

Fri 1 Herschel / Astronomy The Changing Atmosphere of Uranus Dr Patrick Irwin, University of Oxford

Tue 5 Philosophy The Spirit Level:

Why equality is better for everyone

Prof Kate Pickett, University of York

& co-author of ‘The Spirit Level’

Tue 5 Bath Natural History Society Geology of Bath & its surrounding area Elizabeth Devon

Thu 7 Bath Geological Society Glaciation of the Polar Regions James Creswell, Geoworld Travel

Sat 9 The Poet’s Voice 10 am POETRY WORKSHOP Organiser: Duncan McGibbon

Sat 9 Kids Serious Fun Science

WORKSHOP 1 to 4 pm

Help the Birds prepare for Spring

Booking essential: coolbookings @brlsi.org

Organiser: Paul Thomas

Mon 11 History & Culture The Von Stauffenberg Plot Mike Nicholas, BRLSI Member

Tue 12 The Poet’s Voice

CONCERT / RECITAL

Divertimento: Of Cabbages & Kings

The Poetry & Music of Diversity The Sulis Ensemble & Duncan McGibbon

Thu 14 Geography A’ Level Geography Lectures Afternoon

Thu 14 BACAS Silchester: The Iron Age Prof Mike Fulford

Sat 16 WHS Astronomy lectures 3rd in a series of 5 Astronomy lectures Dr Rodney Hillier

Mon 18 Literature & Humanities Recollections of the Holocaust:

Some memories and a diary

Dr Robert Blackburn,

BRLSI Convenor Literature & Humanities,

Tue 19 World Affairs A Different Future:

How did we get into this global mess?

Andrew A Crest

Fri 22 Science The UK Government & Science Beck Smith

Campaign for Science & Engineering

Sat 23 WHS Astronomy lectures 4th in a series of 5 Astronomy lectres Dr Rodney Hillier

Mon 25 Bath Family History Society Rags to Riches: The Story of Thomas O’Connor,

Cattle King of County Refugio

Graham Davis

Mon 25 Patrick O’Brian Society Christmas event with mince pies

Members read the play they have devised from

‘Post Captain’

Orgainsers:

Ruth Mannion Daniels & Margaret Jones

Tue 26 French Civilisation TBC

P H I L O S O P H Y

THE SPIRIT LEVEL Why equality is better

for everyone

Professor Kate Pickett University of York

& co-author of ‘The Spirit Level’

Tuesday 5 November ● 7.30 pm

Matthew Hawkes A R T E X H I B I T I O N

Wed 20th November — Wed 27th November

Marlene Anning Emergency UK

Fund-raising

P H O T O G R A P H I C E X H I B I T I O N

Thurs 28th November — Wed 18th December

The Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution

(founded in 1824) is based in a unique listed

building in the heart of the historic city of Bath.

Here we put on a programme of talks and

discussions, which is unrivalled for the range of

subjects covered, and featuring some of today’s

leading thinkers and researchers.

Here also are housed our Collections:

internationally recognized items of geology,

natural history, ethnography, and archaeology;

a library of 2000 antiquarian books and the

correspondence of many eminent 19th century

scientists including Charles Darwin.

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Entry to our talks cost

£4 visitors or £2 members / students

Exhibitions are FREE

Some NOVEMBER events at 16 Queen Square, Bath

P O E T R Y

Wed 25 September ● 7 for 7.30 pm

E X H I B I T I O N

The Japanese Garden Society

Monday to Saturday ● 10 am to 4 pm

until 15 November

SERIOUS FUN SCIENCE

WORKSHOP

Help the Birds prepare

for Spring

Booking essential: coolbookings@brlsi.org

Sat 9 Nov ● 1 to 4 pm

T H E P O E T’ S V O I C E

CONCERT RECITAL

Divertimento of CABBAGES & KINGS The Poetry & Music of Diversity

with

The Sulis Ensemble & Duncan McGibbon

Tues 12 Nov 2013 ● 7 for 7.30 pm

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R E C O L L E C T I O N S of the

H O L O C A U S T 1939-1945

Some memoirs & a diary

Dr Robert Blackburn

Convenor, Literature & Humanities

Mon 18 November

● 7.30 pm

The Plot that

could have

changed the

course of History

Mike Nicholas

BRLSI member

THE VON STAUFFENBERG PLOT

HISTORY & CULTURE

Mon 11 Nov ● 7.30 pm.

HERSCHEL / ASTRONOMY

The changing atmosphere of

U R A N U S Dr Patrick Irwin University of Oxford

Friday 1 November ● 7.30 pm