Admission is free and open to the public. Topics will include the telescopes built in the 1600s by Galileo and what he wrote about his discoveries. Hurst will also discuss the microscopes built in the later 1600s to the specifications of Robert Hooke and the book he wrote about his discoveries. Slides will illustrate the early explorations into the worlds of the very big and the very small. The lecture will be held at Noon in Kreider Hall.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The organization was founded in 1985 to revitalize and protect the L.A. River. FoLAR envisions parks, bike paths and restored habitat along the 52 miles of the river and its tributaries. Enrollment takes place at any meeting and the class may be joined any time during the semester. Participants read and discuss current novels selected by class members. Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier, will be the topic on Sept. 18 and 25.