Speaker:
Professor Lindsay Paterson
When:
5 March 2025
Time:
7:30pm – 9:00pm
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The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow was founded in 1802 “to aid the study, diffusion, and advancement of the arts and sciences with their applications”.