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H.C.R. No. 55
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 WHEREAS, The 400th birthday of modern astronomy is being
2 marked in 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy, and this
3 worldwide celebration represents a fine opportunity to pay tribute
4 to the Lone Star State's leadership in astronomical research; and
5 WHEREAS, In 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei
6 first used a telescope to study the skies, and that same year, the
7 German astronomer Johannes Kepler published his famous laws of
8 planetary motion in the book Astronomia Nova; sponsored by the
9 International Astronomical Union and UNESCO, the International
10 Year of Astronomy 2009 commemorates these revolutionary
11 developments with activities and events around the globe; and
12 WHEREAS, Located in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, the
13 McDonald Observatory of The University of Texas at Austin is one of
14 the world's leading centers for astronomical research and
15 education; its research instruments include the Hobby-Eberly
16 Telescope, one of the world's largest optical telescopes, with a
17 433-inch mirror; and
18 WHEREAS, The Observatory Visitors Center delights and
19 informs 100,000 people a year with its exhibits, tours, and star
20 parties; the observatory also produces the nationally syndicated
21 StarDate and Universo radio programs and websites, bringing the
22 latest in scientific research to audiences in English and Spanish;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, During the IYA 2009, The University of Texas at1
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, House Concurrent Resolution, House Bill 55, legislative document, March 5, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth149223/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.