The National Capital Astronomers present a Lecture:

"Etienne Leopold Trouvelot (1827-1895), the Artist and Astronomer"

Ms. Brenda Corbin, U. S. Naval Observatory, retired.

Brenda Groves Corbin held the position of head librarian at the U. S. Naval
Observatory for 33 years, retiring in October 2005. The Naval  Observatory
Library is the largest astronomical library in the United States, with the
oldest book dating from 1482.  She was actively involved with astronomy
librarians world wide and in 1988 founded the conference series, Library and
Information Services in Astronomy, which is still being held. She has a keen
interest in the history of astronomy and has served as an officer in the
Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society.
She is also a member of the International Astronomical Union and recently
served as Chair of the Working Group on Archives.

February 10, 2007, 7:30 PM, at the University of Maryland Observatory, in College Park.

The Observatory is reached by a driveway on Metzerott Rd., halfway between Adelphi Rd. and University Blvd.