Science Journal, May & Nov 2023 – Bumper issue

Frontiers of Physics Annual Conference for ALL Teachers of Physics, including Junior Science Teachers is on Saturday 23rd September 9am in Analog Devices Building Dept of…

Physics@Work cordially invites you to "An illustrated talk by John O’Reilly on Shackleton’s 800 mile journey in a 20 foot boat in May 1916 and a tour of the Maritime Museum" will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 5th May. Book a FREE ticket on: http://tinyurl.com/IopShackletonYou will have the opportunity to hold a sextant and see how it may be used to navigate. Frank Worsely used a sextant to critical effect on the four occasions the sun faintly appeared on this 17 day journey from Elephant island. The difficulty of doing this in a small boat pitched by the Antartic waves is hard to imagine. Even one degree of error could have cost the lives of the six crew including Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. The Museum has many fascinating exhibits including the Baily Optic – a fully functioning lighthouse beam.

Continuing the "Physics@Work" series for Science Teachers on Tuesday 15th March at 7.30pm upstairs in The Ferryman, 35 Sir John Rogerson’s  Quay, D2. (opposite National Convention Centre) "An illustrated talk and tour of Dublin’s Victorian Diving Bell" by Joe Ryan, Irish Coast Guard.    

Bindon Blood Stoney was the engineer who designed the quay walls for the River Liffey, and in the process, he pioneered the use of precast concrete. He designed the diving bell to carry out the work. He was the brother of the physicist George Johnstone Stoney,  known for coining the term electron for the fundamental unit of electricity.

Please note the floor consists of a open mesh so please wear flat shoes

Please do not contact Dublin Port or The Ferryman http://www.iopireland.org

To book click the link: http://tinyurl.com/IoPDivingBell