Vatican Astronomy
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Vatican Astronomy


The Vatican has other interests too--astronomy and a rare book collection.

Castel Gandolfo
Italy


Zeiss Double Astrograph

Schmidt Telescope

And in conjunction with the Mount Graham International Observatory in southeastern Arizona forming the Vatican Observatory Research Group [VORG]. The Graham facility uses the Alice P. Lennon Telescope [Steward Observatory]. The whole group along with the Thomas J. Bannan Astrophysics Facility forms the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope [VATT].

Steward Observatory

Alice P. Lennon Telescope
Steward Observatory



Department of Astronomy and the Steward Observatory--University of Arizona

Steward Observatory

Vatican Observatory



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Euclid

Works

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Archimedes

Almagest

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Ptolemy


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