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The Vatican Observatory is a unique research institute. The Catholic Church has always been aware of the importance of astronomy in human culture and has embraced, encouraged and promoted it. The Vatican Observatory is a concrete sign of that commitment.
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- 1.
O’Connell (1958).
- 2.
Ibid.
- 3.
Stellar Populations, 1958, Proceedings of a Conference Sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory held at The Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 20–28 May 1957, edited by D.J.K. O’Connell.
- 4.
Kragh (1996), p. 251.
- 5.
Ibid., Preface.
- 6.
McMullin (1986), pp. 32 and 34.
- 7.
Kragh (1996), p. 195.
- 8.
McMullin (1986), p. 30.
- 9.
Kragh (1996), p. 256.
- 10.
http://inters.org/pius-xii-speech-1952-proofs-god, accessed on 27 October 2017.
- 11.
Kragh (1996), p. 256.
- 12.
Ibid. pp. 257–258 and McMullin (1986), p. 32.
- 13.
McMullin (1986), footnote 25, p. 53.
- 14.
Tanzella-Nitti (2016).
- 15.
McMullin (1986), footnote 25, p. 54.
- 16.
Kragh (1996), p. 117.
- 17.
Ibid., footnote 187, p. 431.
- 18.
Ibid., p. 259.
- 19.
D.J.K. O’Connell, “Introduction”, in Stellar Populations, 1958, Proceedings of a Conference Sponsored By the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory held at The Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 20–28 May 1957, edited by D.J.K. O’Connell, XI.
- 20.
Ibid. p. XII.
- 21.
Ibid. p. XIII.
- 22.
Ibid. pp. XI–XX.
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I am deeply grateful to H.E. Msgr. Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Substitute for General Affairs to the Secretary of State, for allowing me access to the Archive of the Secretary of State to consult the documents related to the Study Week on Stellar Populations. I am also thankful for the kind assistance of the staff of the Archive of the Secretary of State and to Father Maffeo, S.J., Mr. Federico Balzoni, and Mr. Antonio Coretti for assisting with collecting the numerous documents in the Archive of the Vatican Observatory.
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Funes, J.G. (2018). The Vatican Meeting on Stellar Populations. In: Gionti, S. J., G., Kikwaya Eluo, S.J., JB. (eds) The Vatican Observatory, Castel Gandolfo: 80th Anniversary Celebration. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 51. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67205-2_14
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