The Vatican Observatory
In the Service of Nine Popes
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
429 pages
978-88-209-7242-4 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Notre Dame IN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-88-209-7242-4 (9788820972424)
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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.