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Past Events

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Mary Rose Visit

The Mary Rose | 13 June 2018 00:00 to 00:00
Event type:Technical visit

A chance to join a tour of the Mary Rose

Industry sector: Other Industries / Sectors.

IET: Canadian Pacific Project on the Watercress Line: 24th Apr

South Wiltshire UTC | 24 April 2018 18:00 to 20:00
Event type:Technical lecture

Find out about the Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line's Heritage Lottery Fund supported Canadian Pacific Project. This talk covers the history of the steam locomotive at the heart of this project Merchant Navy Class locomotive 35005 'Canadian Pacific' and its two wooden framed carriages. Exploring the work that the staff and volunteers of the Mid Hants Railway are completing to get this locomotive back to working order and the issue that have been found in its restoration.

Industry sector: Railway.

IOP Lecture: Where did the Metre come from? 27th Mar

Sarum College | 27 March 2018 19:00 to 20:30
Event type:Technical lecture

In 1791 the metre was defned as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator. Two of France’s foremost astronomers set out from Paris on a six-year mission: to measure the length of the Paris meridian from Dunquerque to Barcelona. The talk gives an overview of the hazards and hardships they endured. It also includes a detailed look at the technical aspect of the measurements they made, up to the final announcement of the length of the metre.

Industry sector: Cross-sector.

RAeS Lecture: Australian Bush Flying

QinetiQ (Boscombe Down) | 06 March 2018 17:00 to 19:00
Event type:Technical lecture

RAeS Lecture at Boscombe Down | Tue 6th March 2018 | Australian Bush Flying | A talk by Paul Catanach, Commercial Pilot and Instructor

Industry sector: Aerospace Industries.

Salisbury Area AGM & IOP Lecture: The Physics of the Earth's Aurora

White Hart Hotel | 13 February 2018 18:10 to 20:30
Event type:Committee meeting or AGM

Salisbury AGM (at the White Hart) followed by Lecture "The Physic's of the Earth's Aurora" (at Sarum College in The Close)

Industry sector: Cross-sector.




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