WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT:

The following event at the Space Telescope Science
Institute will be webcast live. The recorded webcast
will also be available for viewing online shortly
afterward.

To view the webcast, you may need to download and
install software. See the web site listed below a
few days in advance for details.


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Hubble Space Telescope Public Lecture Series
at the
Space Telescope Science Institute



Speaker: Dr. Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute

Topic: The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved

Date: November 1, 2005

Time: 8 PM

Place: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Auditorium

Price: Free admission and free parking

Phone: 410-338-4700

Internet: http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


In his new book, Dr. Livio discusses how the concept of
symmetry permeates our lives in topics ranging from human
perception and the selection of mates, to the arts and the
laws of nature. His talk will also describe the gripping saga
of the lives of two mathematical geniuses who invented the
"language" of symmetry. Dr. Livio will be available for book
signing after the lecture.


Lectures on a diverse selection of cosmic topics are held
the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM in the STScI
Auditorium, located at 3700 San Martin Drive on the Homewood
campus of Johns Hopkins University. Admission is free and free
parking is available in the lot across the street.

This lecture will be webcast live. The recorded webcast will
also be available for viewing online shortly afterward. To
view the webcast, you may need to download and install
software. See the web site listed below a few days in advance
for details.

Further information and directions are available by
calling 410-338-4700 or on the internet at:

http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


NEXT MONTH: December 6, 2005
Ian Jordan, Space Telescope Science Institute
The Potential for Direct Imaging of Extrasolar
Planets with UMBRAS