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On the off-chance that anyone here is planning to go
to this, I have a science history book in the works in which Huygens might be a
relevant player. Access to archives not on-line might hold the answers I
need. If you're a little bit of a detective, preferring sniffing in odd
historical corners over the usual conference sightseeing sideshows, contact me
off-line and I'll tell you more.
(This *has* to be the first 375th birthday
celebration I've ever seen. What's the "-ennial" word for that one, I
wonder? Or is 375 one of those numbers whose magic Ramanujan elucidated
while on his deathbed, for GH Hardy?)
-michael turner
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 2:36
AM
Subject: European Conference on Hugens
the Man and the Titan Probe
Also See - Christiaan Huygens: Facets of a
Genius here:
International Conference on the occasion of
the 375th birthday of Christiaan Huygens, (born 14 April
1629)
In the 17th
century, Christiaan Huygens was one of the
most respected leading European scientists.
He was the
first to be what we would today call "scientific director" of the Académie
Française.
A highlight
in his career was the discovery of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in
1655
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
This
conference will start with a tribute to Christiaan Huygens, his
contributions and interactions in the 17th century followed by recent
results of observations of Saturn/Titan from ground and space, an overview
of the Cassini/Huygens mission.
The conference will end with a public
outreach day aimed at the amateur astronomy community that will have the
opportunity to present, in the forms of posters or exhibits, their latest
observations of Saturn and Titan.
| Tuesday 13 April – Opening
session |
| 12:00 |
Registration |
| 14:00 |
Welcome by ESA Director General |
| 14:10 |
Opening speech by Mrs Maria van der Hoeven, Dutch Minister for
Education and Science |
| 14:30 |
Inaugural lecture:
Prof H.F. Cohen: “Christiaan Huygens and
the scientific revolution” |
| 15:00 |
Musical intermezzo |
| 15:30 |
coffee break |
| 16:00 |
Prof A Brahic: “The Voyager Odyssey” |
| 16:30 |
Musical intermezzo |
| 17:00 |
Prof R.M. Bonnet: “Cassini/Huygens in the European
context” |
| 17:30 |
Welcome reception |
| 19:30 |
end |
| Wednesday 14 April –
Christiaan Huygens, the person, the scientist and
interactions |
| 09:00 |
Prof A. van Helden: “Huygens and Saturn” |
| 09:30 |
Dr J. Yoder: “The Huygens manuscripts” |
| 10:00 |
Dr A. Cassini: “Cassini and Saturn” |
| 10:30 |
coffee break |
| 11:00 |
TBD: “Cassini, the scientist” |
| 11:30 |
Dr F.Chareix: “Huygens and Mechanics” |
| 12:00 |
Prof H. Bos: “Huygens and Mathematics” |
| 12:30 |
Prof C.A. Grimbergen: “Huygens and the advancement of time
measurements” |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:30 |
Dr S. Débarbat: “Huygens, l’Académie des Sciences et
l’Observatoire de Paris” |
| 15:00 |
Prof. A. Dollfus: “Christiaan Huygens as telescope maker and
user” |
| 15:30 |
coffee |
| 16:00 |
Dr G. Molesini: “Testing the lenses of Campani, lens-maker for
Cassini” |
| 16:30 |
Prof F.J. Dijksterhuis: “The optics of Huygens” |
| 17:00 |
contributed papers on historical aspects |
| 17:45 |
return to hotel |
| 19:00 |
Huygens Birthday buffet dinner in Space Expo |
| after dinner |
Prof C.D. Andriesse: “Titan kan niet slapen” ( Huygens
biography) |
| 22:00 |
end |
| Thursday 15 April – Recent
results of Saturn/Titan observations, ground- and space based,
theoretical studies |
| 08:30 |
Prof D. Southwood: “Cassini/Huygens, the next steps towards the
outer planets” |
| 09:00 |
Dr. T. Encrenaz: “review of recent Saturn
observations” |
| 09:30 |
Dr C. Ferrari: “Satellite & rings heritage and follow-up to
Huygens” |
| 10:00 |
coffee break |
| 10:30 |
Dr A Coustenis: “Titan’s atmosphere and surface from imaging and
spectroscopy in the past decade” |
| 11:00 |
Dr T. Owen: “Models for the origin of Titan’s
atmosphere” |
| 11:30 |
Dr C. McKay: “Aerosols in Titan’s atmosphere” |
| 12:00 |
Dr D. Strobel: “Titan’s photochemistry” |
| 12:30 |
Dr F. Raulin: “Biochemistry of Titan” |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Dr D.B. Campbell: “Earth-based radar detection of seas on
Titan” |
| 14:30 |
contributed papers on ground-based and space observations (15
mins each) |
| 15:30 |
Departure for museum visits
Boerhaave, Hofwijck, University
Library Leiden |
| Friday 16 April – The
Cassini/Huygens mission: from past to future |
| 08:30 |
Drs D. Gautier, W.Ip, T.Owen: “The genesis of the
Cassini/Huygens mission” |
| 09:15 |
Dr D. Matson: “The Cassini/Huygens mission” |
| 10:00 |
coffee break |
| 10:30 to 13:00 |
Latest Observations of Saturn and Titan by Cassini Orbiter
Instruments
(Programme to be established, invited papers, 20 mins
each) |
| 13:00 |
lunch |
| 14:00 |
Dr J.P. Lebreton: “The Huygens probe” |
| 14:30 to 16:00 |
What do we expect from the Huygens probe Instrument
Package
(Programme to be established, invited papers, 6 PIs – 15 mins
each) |
| 16:00 |
coffee |
| 16:30 |
Prof. J. Lunine: “Titan, what next” |
| 17:00 |
end |
| Saturday 17 April –
Public outreach day |
| 09:00 |
registration |
| 10:00 |
Welcome and coffee |
| 10:30 |
Dr A van Helden: “Huygens and his times” |
| 11:00 |
Mr P. Louwman: “Huygens and his telescopes” |
| 11:20 |
Dr T. Johnson: “Robotic exploration of the outer planets, a
historical perspective” |
| 11:50 |
Dr G Konnen: “Titan halos” |
| 12:20 |
Dr T. Owen: “Huygens and the search for life in the
Universe” |
| 12:50 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
JPL: “The Cassini/Huygens education and outreach
programme” |
| 15:00 |
Dr L. Friedman: “Public involvement in Planetary
Exploration” |
| 15:30 |
ESA’s Education and Outreach Programme related to
Cassini/Huygens |
| 16:30 |
contributions by amateur observers |
| evening |
Saturn and Titan viewing at ESTEC/Sterrewacht
Leiden
Barbecue? |
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