Catalogue of National Public Lectures to be Presented in Association with the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society at the University of the Witwatersrand, July 1999.
Main Public Lectures
| 1 | On Tuesday 13th July 1999, Dr Carolyn Shoemaker , of the United States Geological
Survey, Astro-Geology division, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, and famous
meteorite impact crater researcher, will present a Public Lecture at the SANLAM Auditorium
at RAU in Johannesburg at 18:30. The Title of her Lecture is: "The Sky is Falling" Admission is free. |
| 2 | On Thursday 15th July 1999, Prof. Phillip V. Tobias of the Palaeo-Anthropology
Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand will present a special Public Lecture
entitled: "Catastrophism and the History of Life" with a footnote on "Little Foot" and the amazing find at Sterkfontein. This will take place in the Great Hall on the East Campus of the University at 16:00. Admission is free. |
A National Lecture Tour by four international speakers on Meteoritics has been arranged in association with the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. These lectures will take place at venues around the country.
Please verify the starting times for all lectures
Location: Johannesburg Planetarium, University of the Witwatersrand, Yale Ave.
| 1 | Saturday, July 10, 1999: 17:00 Dr Alex Bevan, Curator of Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, will speak on "Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time" |
| 2 | Friday, July 15, 1999: 19:00 Dr Monica Grady, Head of the Division of Petrology and Meteoritics, Curator of Meteorite Collection, Natural History Museum, London, will speak on "Meteorites: Messengers from Outer Space" |
Contact the Planetarium [011- 716- 3199] for further details.
Location: Port Elizabeth at the Port Elizabeth Museum
| 1 | Monday, July 19, 1999 at 19:30 Dr Monica Grady, Head of the Division of Petrology and Meteoritics, Curator of Meteorite Collection, Natural History Museum, London, will speak on "Meteorites: Messengers from Outer Space" Contact Person: Nielsen Schaeffer or Sandy / PRO at PE Museum: 041-586-1051 Admission free. |
Location: Pietersburg
| 1 | Monday, July 19, 1999 Dr Alessandro Montanari, of the Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco, Italy, will speak on "When the Sky fell on the Dinosaurs" The contact person is Dr G Brandl, Council of Geosciences, Pietersburg. Admission free. |
Location: Cape Town at the Auditorium of SOEKOR
| 1 | Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 17:30 for 18:00 Dr Monica Grady, Head of the Division of Petrology and Meteoritics, Curator of Meteorite Collection, Natural History Museum, London, will speak on "Meteorites: Messengers from Outer Space" Contact Person: Prof. Hartwig E Frimmel Admission free. |
Location: Thoyandou: University of Venda
| 1 | Tuesday, July 20, 1999 at 16:00 Dr Alessandro Montanari, of the Osservatorio Geologico di Coldigioco, Italy, will speak on "When the Sky fell on the Dinosaurs" The contact person is Prof. Willem van Biljon Admission free. |
Location: Durban
| 1 | Monday, July 19, 1999 Dr Alex Bevan, Curator of Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, will speak on "Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time" Contact: Prof. Andrew Mitchell, UDW Admission free. |
Location: Richards Bay at Richards Bay Country Club, Mondi Room 18:30 for 19:00
| 1 | Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Dr Alex Bevan, Curator of Mineralogy and Meteoritics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum of Natural Science, will speak on "Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time" Contact: Prof. Siegfried Weinert at U Zululand Admission free. |
A few additional notes:
Tickets for the Free Public Lectures at RAU and the Planetarium are available from Computicket, but be aware that a minimum booking fee will probably be levied.
You may attend Prof. Tobias' lecture at the Wits Great Hall on a "first come first seated" basis.
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Please verify the starting times for all lectures