25 Nov 2009

The letters of Beatrice Hill Tinsley: 1976-1978

From The Stars are Comforting, 7:00 pm on 25 November 2009

Europe, home to Yale, organises large conference in May ‘77, visits from father, children, more travel, discovery of melanoma, string trio, promotion to Professor of Astronomy.

"We’ve got a batch of new students, as well as the old ones, and I’m into all sorts of research projects again; seem to have spent the summer talking about the last set of results, and now I want to find out some new things! Also I’m in charge of an international conference (only about a hundred, though) to be held at Yale next May, in my field, and that’s taking thought and time."

clusters of new stars
Located some 13 million light-years from Earth, NGC 4214 is currently forming clusters of new stars from its interstellar gas and dust. www.nasaimages.org

Music details

IRELAND Phantasie in A min GAMUT GAMCD518

AMY BEACH Trio in A min GAMUT GAMCD536

STEINER arr Morley Gone with the Wind SONY SK 60773

BACH Gamba Sonata BWV1027, 2nd mvt HANSSLER CD 92124

BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op18/1 4th mvt RCA 090266184

BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op18/2 3rd mvt RCA 090266184

BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op18/2 4th mvt RCA 090266184

MOZART Divertimento K563 PHILIPS 416 485

BACH arr Mozart Fugue No 2, K404a PHILIPS 416 485

BACH 3 part Invention No 2 in C min DECCA 475 9081

BACH 3 part Invention No 4 in D min DECCA 475 9081

BACH 3 part Invention No 3 in D DECCA 475 9081

MOZART Divertimento K563 PHILIPS 416 485