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Adult Classes in Astronomy at Sydney University (1976-1986)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. W. O’Byrne ,
Graeme L. White ,
J. I. Harnett  and
J. D. Biggs
J. W. O’Byrne
Affiliation:
Chatterton Astronomy Department, University of Sydney
Graeme L. White
Affiliation:
CSIRO Division of Radiophysics, Epping
J. I. Harnett
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie, Bonn
J. D. Biggs
Affiliation:
Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, Jodrell Bank, Macclesfield, U.K.
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Abstract

Adult education classes in astronomy have been conducted in Sydney for many years. The University of Sydney has been especially prominent in this field, holding classes in conjunction with the Sydney WEA prior to 1983, and independently since then. In the last 11 years, most of these courses have been conducted by postgraduate students from the Astrophysics and Astronomy departments in the University’s School of Physics. This paper describes these courses and points out some future possibilities in the teaching of astronomy to adult classes.

Type
Contributions
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , 1986 , pp. 516 - 519
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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