Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Telescopio Nazionale Galileo |
A 3.5-metre 11.5-foot reflecting telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, in the Canary Islands. It was commissioned by Padua University, Italy, as a national facility for Italian astronomers and was completed in 1997. It is modelled on the European Southern Observatory’s New Technology Telescope.
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