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Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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A course aimed at helping people to navigate the sky and observe with the naked eye, binoculars and telescopes. We will include imaging with cameras and robotic telescopes and how pictures can be studied for changes in the...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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Discoveries continue to stream in about our Solar System. Simultaneously, spectacular discoveries of exo-planets, orbiting other stars, are leading to knowledge of other solar systems, remarkably in most cases quite...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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With its vast array of differing habitats, its relatively mild climate and its position on a major migration route, is it any wonder why so many birds can be seen in Britain Improve your understanding of our birds by...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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Join us on a guided tour of the autumn night sky! Find out about constellations and planets on view (especially Jupiter) and how to spot interesting objects such as double stars, nebulae and galaxies. Amateur telescopes and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
This course will consist of 6 classes and 2 field trips. It is hoped the dates of the field trips will be available at enrolment on 19 January. For further information, please contact Susan Mary Ward on 01287 636357 or email...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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Geology might be the youngest science, but it proposes ideas of enormous scope and impact. From earthquakes to evolution, this course will examine major themes and controversies in the earth sciences through the eyes of the...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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We will look at a variety of rocks which have been used for building since Roman times. Hand specimens and geological maps will be provided and a full day building stones walk will be part of the...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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Discover the special qualities of our trees and woodlands. Tree ecology and identification; their history, past uses and folklore; their interpretation by artists and impact on our landscapes and well being, will be...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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In this course you will learn about the history of astronomy, the formation of the Universe, etc and learn to recognise some of the major constellations, planets and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
In this course you will learn about the history of astronomy, the formation of the Universe etc and learn to recognise some of the major constellations, planets and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
From the Mappa Mundi to Google Earth - we observe how maps and surveys can chart the changing landscape of Britain. Lots of practical work with copy documents and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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This residential course will take place in the heathland, woodland and coastal habitats in the grounds of Holton Lee and will include outdoor art, wildlife observation (at night, as well as during the day), group discussion,...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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What objects make up our star system and can we see them We shall consider our nearest neighbours and then move out into our galaxy and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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Earth scientists have made huge revelations that have enabled us to have a greater understanding of our planet: Marie Stopes began her career studying coal fossils, James Hutton searched for evidence on the age of the Earth...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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M-theory, popularly known as string theory, offers an intriguing interpretation of physical reality. In this mathematics-lite course we will explore why the theory has risen to prominence, its central claims and its...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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How exactly is a rainbow formed We will also discuss the host of other optical marvels that can be seen in the sky including halos, coronas, sun pillars, sun-dogs and glories. For further information, please contact Susan...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
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The earth s unstable surface, moving Tectonic plates, tsunamis and volcanoes, together with an ever changing climate over the last two million years form the backdrop to human evolution. Explore this story in this brand new...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
Have you ever wondered about the origin of the Castle Rock, the Hemlock Stone and Creswell Crags or the significance of Nottinghamshire's caves, gypsum works and brick pits Through a study of the local rocks gain a...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
We will learn and critically discuss the concept of knowledge as applied to three areas of human endeavour: science, ethics, and...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
Workers Educational Association (WEA)
Course description:
An introductory course for the novice sky gazer wishing to improve their understanding of the night sky. Key celestial concepts will be explained and some observing of Solar System objects and beyond undertaken with the...
Hours of study:Part-time evening
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