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1975–1984: Developments in Instruments

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In 1982 the Field Report was published, a study in the US that aimed to look 10 years ahead to predict the most important developments and to advise on the major scientific equipment that would be needed.

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    Boksenberg’s instrument later became part of the European contribution to the first generation of instruments for the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Habing, H.J. (2018). 1975–1984: Developments in Instruments. In: The Birth of Modern Astronomy. Historical & Cultural Astronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99082-8_6

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