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Temple Chevallier lectures

The Temple Chevallier series of occasional public lectures honours a remarkable Victorian clergyman, astronomer, and mathematician of international repute who, amongst many things, co-founded and taught Britain’s first course for civil engineers.

The last lecture in this series took place on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 4.30pm in the Applebey Lecture Theatre (W103). The lecture was titled ''Astronomy, God, and the search for elegance' and was delivered by Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director Emeritus of the Vatican Observatory. In it, Brother Guy spoke of how scientific theories must do more than just satisfy the data, they must do so in a mathematically "elegant" way.
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The Temple Chevallier Lecture 2026/7: Astronomy, God, and the search for elegance

Brother Guy Consolmagno delivered the Temple Chevallier Lecture 2026/7, which was held on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 4.30pm in the Applebey Lecture Theatre (W103) of the Geography Department. 

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