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Extreme Clocks: Physics with Pulsars

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St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Teddy Talks
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An introduction to pulsars: objects that have more mass than the sun but are only around 20km in diameter, possessing an extremely high rotational stability and a very strong magnetic field.
Aris Karastergiou (Physics Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow) describes them as “nature’s ticking clocks” and explains how the changing rate of ‘ticks’ can inform you about the movement of the ‘clocks’.

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Merchants’ Marks in Medieval English Books

Merchants’ marks were used initially as a tool of commerce, on consignments of goods, in the Middle Ages. In the sixteenth century, however, they became more like a coat of arms for people who didn’t have one – a form of professional identity.
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St Edmund Hall Research Expo 2017: Teddy Talks
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Aris Karastergiou
Keywords
pulsars
astrophysics
Department: St Edmund Hall
Date Added: 03/04/2017
Duration: 00:13:45

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