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EVENTS

BRLSI at 20 Exhibition

27th April to 25th May 2013
10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday
ADMISSION FREE

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Bath in Camera - An Exhibition of Early Photographs by the Rev Francis Lockey

CENTRAL LIBRARY, THE PODIUM, BATH
20th May to 25th May
Open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 - 16@00

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Penelope Fitzgerald

Monday 20 May 2013.
7.30.
Dr Tessa Hadley.
VISITORS WELCOME £4.
MEMBERS /STUDENTS £2.

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Corporate Power and Responsible Capitalism

Tuesday 21 May 2013.
7.30 pm.
Dr Bryn Jones.
VISITORS WELCOME £4.
MEMBERS /STUDENTS £2.

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Edward Lear: More than Nonsense

Wednesday 22nd May
7.30pm
Talk by BRLSI Members
Visitors £4, members/students £2

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Bath Abbey Footprint Project

Thursday 23rd May
7.30pm
Charles Curnock (Bath Abbey), Geoff Rich (FCBS Partner)
£4 visitors, £2 members/students

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The Origins & Development of Cultivation

Friday 24th May
7.30pm
Peter Thoday, former University of Bath & Eden Project Consultant
Visitors £4, members/students £2

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Upcoming events

27 April 2013 BRLSI at 20 Exhibition Exhibitions 27th April to 25th May 2013 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday ADMISSION FREE
Exhibitions
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20 May 2013 Bath in Camera - An Exhibition of Early Photographs by the Rev Francis Lockey Exhibitions CENTRAL LIBRARY, THE PODIUM, BATH 20th May to 25th May Open Monday to Saturday, 10:00 - 16@00
Exhibitions
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20 May 2013 Penelope Fitzgerald Monday 20 May 2013. 7.30. Dr Tessa Hadley. VISITORS WELCOME £4. MEMBERS /STUDENTS £2.
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21 May 2013 Corporate Power and Responsible Capitalism Tuesday 21 May 2013. 7.30 pm. Dr Bryn Jones. VISITORS WELCOME £4. MEMBERS /STUDENTS £2.
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22 May 2013 Edward Lear: More than Nonsense Poetry Wednesday 22nd May 7.30pm Talk by BRLSI Members Visitors £4, members/students £2
Poetry
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23 May 2013 Bath Abbey Footprint Project Transport & Built Environment Thursday 23rd May 7.30pm Charles Curnock (Bath Abbey), Geoff Rich (FCBS Partner) £4 visitors, £2 members/students
Transport & Built Environment
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24 May 2013 The Origins & Development of Cultivation Geography & Science Friday 24th May 7.30pm Peter Thoday, former University of Bath & Eden Project Consultant Visitors £4, members/students £2
Geography & Science
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25 May 2013 Tribute to Ron Pickford Brief addresses and the unveiling of a memorial. 18.00 for 18.30 Admission free, all welcome.
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28 May 2013 The Legitimisation of the Front National French Civilisation Tuesday 28 May. 7.30 pm. Dr Nicholas Startin. VISITORS WELCOME £4. MEMBERS /STUDENTS £2.
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30 May 2013 The Look of Fertility in Ancient Greece Antiquity Thursday 30th May 7pm for 7.30pm Rebecca Fallas, Open University PhD Student £4 visitors, £2 members/students
Antiquity
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Did you know...

French conductor

One of the debates at the1864 meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, in Bath, argued whether lightning conductors were better made of iron or copper. A Frenchman burst into the proceedings saying that they were going to solve this problem by building the biggest lightning conductor ever seen.

Curatorial Curiosities

Cave bear canine

Cave bear canine: Ursus spelaeus was a common European bear during the ice ages, it was at least equivalent in size to the largest of modern bears, the Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), if not larger. Their remains are found most commonly in caves, and this specimen was found in Wookey Hole in the Mendips, Somerset.