The Golden Age of Islam - Contributions to the World of Sciences by Muslims

Presented by Dr. Raafat El-Hacha PhD, PEng and  A'arif Hamad MSc, PEng

RASC Calgary

The Islamic Golden Age traditionally dated from the mid-7th century to mid-13th century. Muslim scholars made significant and original contributions to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. They corrected previous astronomical data, constructed the world's first observatory, and invented the astrolabe, nicknamed "a mathematical jewel" at the time.

A Walking Tour of Optical History -- Artifacts and Anecdotes from the Astronomical Lyceum 

Presented by: John W. Briggs, Magdalena, New Mexico, USA 

RASC History Committee

Monthly Virtual Meeting

RASC Ottawa

This month's virtual meeting will take place on Friday, April 9th, 2021 @ 7:20 pm EDT.

They are looking for observation images. Please send these images to Dave Chisholm (meetingchair@ottawa.rasc.ca) or Chris Teron (chris@teron.ca) by the end of Monday, April 5th, 2021 to be included in the slides.  

The agenda for this meeting is as follows:

Spruce Woods Star Party 

RASC Winnipeg

This event is at Spruce Woods Provincial Park. This is for members and family only. It begins Friday, September 3rd, 2021 @ 3 pm CDT and ends Monday, September 6, 2021 (Labour Day) @ 12 pm CDT. 

Keep an eye on the event website HERE for more details.

Monthly Virtual Meeting

RASC Winnipeg

The monthly gathering of the Winnipeg RASC will be held on Friday, April 9, 2021 @ 7:30 pm CDT (8:30 EDT). Due to COVID-19 the meeting will be held via Zoom. Meeting information will be forwarded to members via email.

Agenda:

Welcome and Announcements
Whats New
Whats Up