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    Comet Neowise (C/2020 F3)

    Comet Neowise (C/2020 F3)

    Comet Neowise is a bright comet in the constellation of Ursa Major. It was visible by eye in the NW on 21st July 2020, but was best seen with binoculars. That day I took this photo from my back garden

    Geoff Cottrell July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Astronomy No Comments Read more

    Cool Cakes Commission

    Cool Cakes Commission

    I recently completed a soundtrack for Chris Childs to support his cake making business ‘Cool Cakes by Chris’. I created an upbeat, funky theme which resulted in the following response from Chris: “I approached Geoff to compose some ‘theme music’

    Geoff Cottrell July 15, 2020August 2, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

    Lockdown Tango

    Lockdown Tango

    This solo piano piece was written in the spring of 2020 in Oxford UK, during the “lockdown” period (i.e. confinement to home) associated with the the coronavirus pandemic. It is based on an earlier piece of mine (October Tango) which

    Geoff Cottrell June 17, 2020July 30, 2020 Music No Comments Read more

    New Release: October Tango

    New Release: October Tango

    October Tango is a lovely piece for string quartet; light, but with a beautiful soaring and lilting melody as well as passion and drama. It has a wide range of possible applications from events, such as weddings or celebrations, to an

    Geoff Cottrell November 10, 2019July 30, 2020 Music No Comments Read more

    New Score for String Quartet

    New Score for String Quartet

    ‘Cottage Gardens’ is a recently released composition for string quartet, which is now available for purchase. A happy, light piece which is particularly suitable for intermediate players and is appropriate for weddings and events.

    Geoff Cottrell September 13, 2019 Music Read more

    Oxford Literary Festival talk

    Oxford Literary Festival talk

    I gave a soapbox talk in the Blackwell’s book tent in the Bodleian Quad in Oxford at lunchtime on Saturday 6th April, on my new book: “MATTER, A Very Short Introduction”, which was published by Oxford University Press on 28th

    Geoff Cottrell April 9, 2019 Books, Matter, Science 1 Comment Read more

    MATTER – A Very Short Introduction

    MATTER – A Very Short Introduction

    I have just received an advance copy of my forthcoming book: MATTER – A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press). From the tiniest quantum structures to the visible universe in 140 pages! Matter = Mass = Energy; but we only

    Geoff Cottrell February 13, 2019 Books, Matter, Science No Comments Read more

    Nine faces of matter

    Nine faces of matter

    Here is a distillation of nine key ideas from my forthcoming book: “Matter – A Very Short Introduction” (Oxford University Press to be published in 2018). In my book, I have focussed on key concepts using hardly any equations. These include

    Geoff Cottrell August 9, 2018 Books, Matter, Science Read more

    The Next Telescopes

    I have a new article on this here: https://popularastronomy.technicacuriosa.com/popular-astronomy-fall-2017/

    Geoff Cottrell July 19, 2017 Science, Telescopes No Comments Read more

    Talk at Oxford Science Festival

    Talk at Oxford Science Festival

    I gave a talk on Telescopes at the Oxfordshire Science Festival, at Blackwell’s Bookshop in Oxford, at 12.30 on 19th June 2017: Link to Festival A view of the event

    Geoff Cottrell June 9, 2017 Books, Science, Telescopes No Comments Read more
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