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Magnetic Fields, the Prime Meridian, and the Future of GPS

Presented by Gaithersburg Community Museum at Gaithersburg Community Museum, Gaithersburg MD

Nov 16, 2018

Magnetic Fields, the Prime Meridian, and the Future of GPS

Explore the future of GPS while enjoying tastings from Twin Valley Distillery.

Is the Prime Meridian really the Prime Meridian? What does it mean when magnetic fields change? Join retired geodesist David Doyle as we explore the future of geodetic science.

Tasting with Twin Valley Distillers, Montgomery County’s first operating distillery using local grains and products, at 7 p.m.; talk at 7:30 p.m. (Must be 21 years to be served alcohol). Program will be held in the museum's vintage 1953 RDC rail car.

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Gaithersburg Community Museum

9 S. Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

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