Dec. 13, 2005

2005 Dibner Library Lecture - Einstein 1905
Dr. Stachel discussed the "Miraculous Year" and recounts the events in his personal life that led to a miraculous moment in scientific history.

June 20, 2004

Chasing Venus: Lecture 6
Michael Chauvin, Director of the Hawaiin Skies Program, discusses the ups and downs of this fascinating scientific endeavor.

May 20, 2004

Chasing Venus: Lecture 4
"Solution of the Black-drop Mystery" Jay M. Pasachoff, Director of Hopkins Observatory and Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, Williams College.

Oct. 27, 2004

2004 Dibner Library Lecture - Huygen's Ring
Albert Van Helden, of the University of Utrecht, gave this presentation at the National Museum of American History.

June 3, 2004

Chasing Venus: Lecture 5
David DeVorkin, Curator of History of Astronomy, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

April 22, 2004

Chasing Venus: Lecture 2
"Endeavour's Wake: Captain Cook and the Transit of Venus"
Richard Fisher, Director, Sun-Earth Connection Division, NASA Office of Space Science, Washington, DC.

May 6, 2004

Chasing Venus: Lecture 3
"The American Expeditions of 1874 and 1882" Steven J. Dick, NASA Chief Historian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC