There was an Englishman a Frenchman and a Spectroscope.

Guest Speaker

Friday, 21st June 2019 (19:45 - 22:00)

Venue: swmcmeet

There was an Englishman, a Frenchman, and a spectroscope; Lockyer, Janssen, and the discovery of Helium in 1868' ?

Speaker: Dr Allan Chapman

Allan Chapman is a historian by training and his special interests are astronomy and scientific biography, for most of his career he has been based at Wadham College (University of Oxford ).

He is an accomplished author and public speaker and has made many television appearances, presenting Gods in the Sky and Great Scientists and as a guest on The Sky at Night.

Allan is also Honorary President and Patron of the Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society.

Learn more about Dr Allan Chapman