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| Contentid | 8899 |
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| Title | International Year for Astronomy |
| Body | 2009 is the International Year for Astronomy. A website dedicated to the event, which has the theme “The Universe: Yours to Discover,” is available at http://www.astronomy2009.org . Resources on the website include a clickable world map to regional and national nodes (you can zoom in to the country level and then go to that country’s astronomy website in the target language); planispheres in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish; a resource guide to the astronomy of non-western cultures (available for download from http://www.astronomy2009.org/static/resources/iya2009_multicultural_astronomy.pdf or online viewing at http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/multi.html ); and a press release explaining the event (available at http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iya0805 ) The USA node of the International Year for Astronomy, with links to resources and upcoming events, is available at http://astronomy2009.us/home . A mini dictionary of 300 astronomical words in different European languages is available at http://astro.nineplanets.org/astrolang.txt (scroll down to access the dictionary). A list of famous astronomers and astrophysicists that gives their nationalities as well as a brief summary of each person’s contribution is available at http://cnr2.kent.edu/~manley/astronomers.html . General educational ideas and activities are available from NASA’s After School Astronomy website at http://afterschoolastronomy.org . |
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| Inputdate | 2009-01-18 08:06:50 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2009-01-18 08:06:50 |
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| Publishdate | 2009-01-19 00:00:00 |
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