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The Maldives Science Society holds a marine biology presentation
The Maldives Science Society, in association with Aqua Dreams Imaging group, has held a marine biology presentation at Hiriha School. The presentation was held at 8 pm on 14 March 2010 and was attended by students from Hiriya School as well as members from some local NGO’s.
The presentation was given by the UK research scientist [...]
Manta Rays of the Maldives – A presentation by Anne-Marie Kitchen-Wheeler
Anne-Marie Kitchen-Wheeler has individually identified over 1800 mantas and estimate there may be as many as 25000 mantas throughout the Maldives. Her research on migration activity by mantas within the Maldives was presented to the American Elasmobranch Society Devil Ray Symposium in July 2008 which was the largest meeting of manta specialists ever held.
Manta ray [...]
Maldives Science Society hosts ‘STARGAZE with Astronomers Without Borders’
The Maldives Science Society has held a stargazing event especially aimed at school students titled ‘STARGAZE with Astronomers Without Borders’. The event which was held on 18 February 2010 at Lale International School in Hulhumale’ was attended by a significant number of students from 11 schools. The event was held in affiliation with Astronomers Without [...]
Maldives Science Society commemorates Darwin Day
The Maldives Science Society commemorates Darwin Day as part of its mandate to commemorate events and dates hosted by and associated with the international scientific community.
Darwin Day is a recently instituted celebration intended to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Charles Robert Darwin on February 12, 1809. Charles Darwin was an English naturalist who [...]
STARGAZE, with Astronomers without borders
The Maldives Science Society in collaboration with Lale Youth International School is organizing an astronomical event with the title STARGAZE, with Astronomers without borders. The event is planned to be held on 18 February 2010 in the paved area to the North of the Hulhumale’ Ferry Terminal. A major highlight of the event will be the donation of [...]
Allais Effect and the Iasoberg Model – A presentation on the eclipse experiment
A presentation given on what the scientists were researching on during the eclipse by Ed Oberg and Prof. Hector Munera .
Edward Oberg, mechanical engineer / project manager (retired), Sydney, Australia
He is here to observe the progress of the pendulum experiments during the solar eclipse and to correlate the results with the Iasoberg Model (www.iasoberg.com), a [...]
The Maldives hosting the greatest gathering of pendulum specialists ever
The longest lasting annular solar eclipse of the millenium will occur on 15th January 2010. In fact, this will be the longest annular eclipse until the year 3043!
The Maldive Islands will receive a longer period of eclipse than any other country with over 10 minutes and 50 seconds of annularity.
During solar eclipses, there have been [...]
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