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
Comet Neowise (C/2020 F3)
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’
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
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
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.
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
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
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
The Next Telescopes
I have a new article on this here: https://popularastronomy.technicacuriosa.com/popular-astronomy-fall-2017/
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