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17 results for "Talk"

Talk: Artist Ligia Bouton

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Artist Ligia Bouton will discuss her new art installation, 25 Stars: A Temporary Monument for Henrietta Swan Leavitt, in the MBTA's Kendall/MIT Northbound Subway Station. The artist will give a 45-minute talk about her artistic practice and research into...

PHaEDRA Office Hour - Transcription Q&A

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We will meet to discuss Project PHaEDRA on the Smithsonian Transcription Center, focusing on the nitty gritty of transcribing and formatting the content in the logbooks, particularly the more difficult pages. Come with your questions ready and examples of...

PHaEDRA Office Hours - Plate Numbers Complete!

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We will be celebrating the upcoming completion of the plate number phase of Star Notes, and we will have an intern from the Smithsonian's American Women's History Initiative as a guest speaker to talk about their work on the oral histories of the DASCH...

Virtual Live Stream of Historic Change: Vera Rubin

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Join our live stream of the celebration and panel discussion: Historic Change: Vera Rubin. This out-of-this-world program celebrating the release of the new Dr. Vera Rubin quarter! Part of the American Women Quarters™ Program , which celebrates the...

Event: Vera Rubin Discovery Festival

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Join us after the Historic Change: Vera Rubin panel, for a festival in honor of Vera Rubin taking place in the Science Center Plaza. Connect with different groups, organizations, institutions, and museums to learn more about Astrophysics, Women's History...

PHaEDRA Office Hours

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PHaEDRA Office Hours November 14th, 2023 2pm Eastern Time Registration Link On November 14th at 2pm Eastern Time, we will meet on Zoom with Caroline Huang, a researcher at Harvard who intends to use some of the Project PHaEDRA notebooks for her research...

Talk | Paperbase: from Darkroom to Database

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Join the Harvard Plate Stacks for a presentation and walkthrough of Paperbase, a groundbreaking public database developed by Yale’s Lens Media Lab. Damon Crockett, Senior AI Engineer at the Lab, will share the story behind its creation and demonstrate how...

Talk: Historic Change: Vera Rubin

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Historic Change: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin at Harvard's Sanders Theatre Join us for an out-of-this-world program celebrating the release of the new Dr. Vera Rubin quarter! Part of the American Women Quarters™ Program , which...

Previous Events and Programs

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The Harvard Plate Stacks organizes various events and programs for the public throughout the year. We also like to feature events put on by other groups that highlight our collection and the history of Women Astronomical Computers. To see upcoming events...

Talk: Re-envisioning Her Stars

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Women have been central to astronomical discoveries, but their work has often been underrecognized. How can we make these stories more widely known and accessible to an eager public? Join us at Royal Observatory Greenwich for an inspiring panel discussion...