Gulbenkian

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POLAR EXPLORATIONS - IN LIGHT
Professor David Pye, Queen Mary University of London

Polarized light displays some 'magical' properties that are easily demonstrated at school, in the home and occur in nature.

Tickets £1
Suitable for ages 14+

RAINBOWS AND HALOES
Dr Cyril Isenberg School of Engineering and Digital Arts, University of Kent

Many atmospheric phenomena can be explained by the laws of reflection and refraction of light. This was appreciated by Decartes who gave the first detailed explanation of the rainbow. The lecture-demonstration will consider the physical explanation of rainbows and haloes plus other common natural optical phenomena.

Tickets £1
Suitable for ages 14+