Where's Patrick Moore?

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 03:59:20 GMT, (Rob
Beattie) wrote:


I'm in the Brian May camp. He is an amateur just like PM so the show
would not get too technical.

He may be a current amateur, but doesnt Brian have a degree in
astrophysics?

John Ruddy wrote:
He may be a current amateur, but doesnt Brian have a degree in
astrophysics?


Doesn't he have a Phd in astrophysics, or did he drop out mid-way ?

Steve

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:07:09 +0100, Steve Taylor said:

He may be a current amateur, but doesnt Brian have a degree in
astrophysics?

Doesn't he have a Phd in astrophysics, or did he drop out mid-way ?

He gained a BSc in maths and physics at Imperial College, London and
started a PhD in infra-red astronomy, during which he designed and
built a zodiacal light observatory on the site of what is now the huge
Observatory del Tiede in Tenerife. He then dropped out to form
Queen. He was awarded an honory Doctorate of Science in November 2002
by Hertfordshire University.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006190/bio
http://www.pemcom.demon.co.uk/queen/physics.html
http://www.hertfordshire.co.uk/pages...ews.asp?id=132

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