Western University’s popular complimentary lecture series, Classes Without Quizzes, will provide a view from space on Thursday, March 20, exploring the constant bombardment of Earth by meteor storms and asteroids.
Western Astronomy professor Margaret Campbell-Brown will present, “When Worlds Collide: Asteroids, Comets and the Earth”, discussing how to see these cosmic intruders, their capabilities, and whether we’ll have advance notice about the next big one.
Lecturer: Margaret Campbell-Brown, Associate Professor, Western’s Department of Physics & Astronomy
Date: Thursday, March 20, 2014
Time: 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Location: Stevenson Hunt Room, Central Branch, London Public Library, 251 Dundas Street
Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP online at www.classeswithoutquizzes.uwo.ca
More information, including future dates, times and topics are also available on the website.
At Classes Without Quizzes events, members of the London area can enjoy monthly topical and entertaining lectures from some of Western’s top faculty.
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