"Astronomy’s Devices"
( In the Wits Planetarium at 18:00 on 11th April 2001 )
Astronomy nowadays is beautiful pictures and amazing discoveries of black holes and distant galaxies. "Rad" Radhakrishnan will be taking us behind the scenes, to the instruments and devices that reveal these wonders, and the surprisingly familiar technology that astronomers use, now and in the past.
Prof V Radhakrishnan, Distinguished Professor-Emeritus at the Raman Research Institute (Bangalore, India), is visiting South Africa to attend the national SciFest in Grahamstown, where he will be giving talks on two of his other specialities: pulsars and sailing.