Rotunda Planetarium Launch & Symposium
Announcing "Rotunda Planetarium: Science & Learning in the University of Virginia's First Library," a public symposium culminating in the unveiling of the Rotunda Planetarium sky map projection. The symposium will be held on Friday, 1 November, 2019 in the Rotunda's Dome Room from 2PM until 8:30PM. Dean and University Librarian John Unsworth will deliver opening remarks; Sara J. Schechner, David P. Wheatland Curator of Historical Scientific Instruments at Harvard, will give the keynote lecture at 6:30PM; and the launch of the sky map projection will follow at 7:30PM. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Please feel free to circulate this announcement widely!
Registration preferred. To learn more or to register (optional), visit www.rotundaplanetarium.org/event/symposium/
Featured speakers include: Allison Bigelow, Max Edelson, Reed Gochberg, Ervin Jordan, Louis Nelson, Jalane Schmidt, Kirt von Daacke, & Richard Guy Wilson.
The first panel, "The Rotunda, Revisited," will begin at 2PM; the second panel, "Science & Learning in Early America," will follow at 3:45PM.
