Newsletter
23 February 2009
Some short updates from the past week:
Happy Birthday Galileo Galilei: Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei was born in Pisa (then part of the Duchy of Florence) on the 15th February 1564, the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei, a famous lutenist and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
Discover the many wonders of Astronomy with IYA2009 Media Partner Springer: Special discount during the International Year of Astronomy 2009: http://www.springer.com/astronomy?SGWID=0-123-12-552199-0&cm_mmc=3rd%20party%20website-_-3rd%20party%20website%20banner-_-PSE744-_-IYA
IYA2009 in Brazilian Carnival: Unidos da Tijuca, a samba school from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, themed its parade "astronomy" in celebration of the IYA2009: http://www.unidosdatijuca.com.br/
Small Solar System Body Named After IYA2009: The International Astronomical Union Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature has decided to name a minor Solar System body after IYA2009. Its official designation is now (58664) IYAMMIX: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/154/
President of the Republic of Slovenia: Dr. Danilo Turk becomes patron of IYA2009 in Slovenia: http://www.up-rs.si/up-rs/uprs.nsf/dokumentiweb/F0AD334164C938FAC125754C005BCBC4?OpenDocument
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