Symposium – De Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van België vroeger en nu

To be able to participate in this (free) conference, we ask you to register in advance. PROGRAM 09:00 Reception 09:30 Welcome address by Ronald Van der Linden, general director of the Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van Belgi 09:40 Nele Bracke (UGent) - Adolphe Quetelet and the founding of the Brussels observatory 10:20 Eliane van de Ende (KVAB) - Quetelet and his cheerfully smiling microcosm 11:00 coffee break 11:30 René Oudmaijer (KSB) - The study of binary star systems then and now 12:10 Christiaan Sterken (VUB) - The expeditions of Jean-Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) to Texas in 1858 and 1882 12:50 Lunch 13:50 Steven Dewitte (KSB) - De Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van Belgi shines in the field of solar physics and space weather 14:30 Koen Van Noten (KSB) - From earthquakes to ambient noise: the seismometer is always listening! 15:10 Coffee break 15:40 Geert Vanpaemel (KULeuven) - De Koninklijke Sterrenwacht and Belgian astronomy after the Eerste Wereldoorlog 16:20 Tim Van Holst (KSB) - The study of reference systems and planetology then and now 17:00 End