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The Vatican Observatory: In the Service of Nine Popes - Softcover

Maffeo, Sabino

 
9788820972424: The Vatican Observatory: In the Service of Nine Popes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 8820972425 ISBN 13: 9788820972424
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002

Synopsis

This volume records the history of the Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana). It was originally published in 1991 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Observatory by Pope Leo XIII. This revised edition brings together many facts hidden in archival material, correspondence, previous publications on the Observatory's history, as well as fresh material derived from interviews. Also included is research on the difficult period in the Observatory's history as it moved from an institute struggling to establish research programmes to a true astronomical observatory.

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About the Author

SABINO MAFFEO, S.J., taught physics at the Jesuit College in Rome. He also served as president of that college, director of the technical division of the Vatican Radio, and vice director of administration for the Vatican Observatory. GEORGE V. COYNE, S.J., is director of the Vatican Observatory, a position he has held since 1978.

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Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
8820972425
ISBN 13 
9788820972424
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
429