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The Three Galileos: The Man, The Spacecraft, The Telescope (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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The Three Galileos: The Man, The Spacecraft, The Telescope (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 220
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The idea of having a conference in Padova describing the results
obtained by the Galileo spacecraft and the characteristics of the
Telescopio Nazionale Galileo began in 1995, when a number of
colleagues from both sides of the Atlantic began exchanging
suggestions and ideas. Looking at the schedules of the two teams,
it was clear that the beginning of January 1997 would be a good
time to hold the conference; these dates also luckily coincided
with the dates of the memorable discovery of the Medicean moons of
Jupiter by Galileo Galilei in Padova in 1610. To emphasize these
three elements, the name of the conference was then proposed and
accepted by the involved parties: NASA and JPL in the United
States, the German space agency DARA, the University of Padova, and
the Astronomical Observatory in Padova. I wish to recall a few key
dates: In January 1610, Galileo--from his house in Padova--had the
first hint of three and then four stars connected to Jupiter. In
December 1995, the probe released from the spacecraft entered the
atmosphere of Jupiter, and the spacecraft entered orbit about
Jupiter. These extraordinary events were followed at JPL by a
number of representatives of many institutions and space agencies.
In June 1996, the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo was inaugurated by
the King of Spain Juan Carlos I, in the presence of Prof. Luigi
Berlinguer, Minister of University and Science. These ceremonies
occurred as the spacecraft started touring the moon Europa.
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