Galileo's Gaze
Royal Institution, London, 6 July, 7pm
Galileo discovered Jupiter's moons, took Copernicus's heliocentrism mainstream and helped invent the telescope. And as David Jamieson reveals, some now believe – based on an obscure reference in his logbooks – that he was the first astronomer to spot Neptune too! Tickets cost £16, £10 concessions.
www.rigb.org
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich FRSE FRAS
Queen's Buildings, Cardiff University, 4 July, 7:30pm
Mike Frost from the British Astronomical Association visits Cardiff Astronomical Society to present a talk about the life and work of this German astronomer who was a close associate of Albert Einstein. Free for members, non-members welcome, first two visits free.
www.cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk
Quiz night and stargazing
The Observatory Science Centre, Herstmonceaux, Surrey, 6 July, 7pm
A quiz night with a difference, with the question-based…