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History of space science
Selected articles documenting how and when things happened, the stories behind some of the great discoveries in astronomy and space science, and the people who made them.
A history of European space science
Cassini, Jean-Dominique: Astrology to astronomy
Colombo, Giuseppe 'Bepi': Grandfather of the fly-by
Darwin, Charles: Searching for the origins of life
Eddington, Sir Arthur: Studying the stars
Herschel, Caroline and William: Revealing the invisible
Hubble, Edwin Powell: The man who discovered the cosmos
Huygens, Christiaan: Discoverer of Titan
Newton, Isaac: Newton and our XMM mission
Oort, Jan Hendrik: Comet pioneer
Planck, Max: Originator of Quantum Theory
Rosetta: Why is our comet mission called 'Rosetta'?
Last update: 14 January 2009
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