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This book presents contributions from an internal symposium
organized to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Specola
Vaticana, or Vatican Observatory, in the Papal Palace of Castel
Gandolfo. The aim is to provide an overview of the scientific and
cultural work being undertaken at the Observatory today and to
describe the outcomes of important recent investigations. The
contents cover interesting topics in a variety of areas, including
planetary science and instrumentation, stellar evolution and stars,
galaxies, cosmology, quantum gravity, the history of astronomy, and
interactions between science, philosophy, and theology. On
September 29, 1935, Pope Pius XI officially inaugurated the new
headquarters of the Specola Vaticana at Castel Gandolfo. With new
telescopes, a new astrophysical laboratory for spectrochemical
analysis, and a young staff comprising Jesuit scientists, this
inauguration marked the beginning of an intense period of
scientific achievements at the Observatory. This anniversary book,
featuring contributions from members of the current Observatory
staff and adjunct scholars, will appeal to all with an interest in
the history of the Specola Vaticana and its significance for
astronomy.
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