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This is a personal overview of the early years of UKIRT, from its inception to the first observing years, showing how many of the decisions taken have turned out to be crucial in giving UKIRT such a high scientific profile. The theme of a common-user facility in terms of the user-experience was novel for the time but set the scene for the next generation of 8 m telescopes many years later. I also pay tribute to the many people who have made UKIRT such a tremendous success.
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Lee, T. (2013). UKIRT – The Project and the Early Years. In: Adamson, A., Davies, J., Robson, I. (eds) Thirty Years of Astronomical Discovery with UKIRT. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7432-2_2
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