Come and learn more about Brown University’s historic Ladd Observatory on Tuesday, October 1 at 7 PM at Barrington Public Library. Since October of 1891, Ladd Observatory has been involved with transit observations and timekeeping from its perch atop Tin-top Hill. Staff astronomer Francine Jackson will speak about the observatory and its vital role as a timekeeping center.
Free and open to all.
This program was funded in part by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Friends of Barrington Public Library.
Barrington Public Library is located at 281 County Road, Barrington, RI. Visit on the web at www.barringtonlibrary.org or call 401-247-1920.
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