For over 4,000 years, people have looked to the heavens for answers about life on earth. Created by the ancient Babylonians, the zodiac and astrology are still hotly debated by scientists and scholars. Join us as we search for the mysteries of one of mankind's oldest ways of foretelling the future. The study of volcanic eruptions has a rich history. Now strain meters, highly sensitive instruments developed at the Carnegie Institution to measure minute deformations in the Earth's crust, are providing data that allow new insights into the physics of eruptions.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Seating is limited.