The women who discovered what stars are made of
Wells and Mendip Museum, 8 Cathedral Green, Wells, BA5 2UE
Leisure
7 Feb 2026
Saturday 7 February
A talk by Simon Holbeche
100 years ago a 24 year old English woman had her astrophysics PhD published based on her work at Harvard College Observatory. It brought together 50 years of effort by the women who were Harvard's 'computers' and shattered the contemporary view of stellar astronomy. In this talk we step forward from 1875 on how those women achieved it.
Simon is Chairman of Bath Astronomers and a member of Wells & Mendip Astronomers.Visitors are very welcome.
Members - free. Visitors: Adult - £5; Family rate - £7.50; Students - £3
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