International Year of Astronomy
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International Year of Astronomy
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The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication of Johannes Kepler's Astronomia nova in the 17th century. The Year was declared by the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations. A global scheme, laid out by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), was also endorsed by UNESCO, the UN body
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2009 UN theme year
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Astronomy
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2006-02-20T22:08:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:43:04Z
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