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Astrophotography and the Founding of the Astronomical Institute in Amsterdam
After more than a decade of working in Berlin and Bremen as one of the main theorists of the German Social Democratic Party, Anton Pannekoek (1873-1960) was excited when, in 1918, he was offered the position of assistant director of the Leiden Observatory, where he could pursue his old passion of astronomy. The conservative Dutch…
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Telescope Celebrity Culture
On 11 July 2022, the wait was finally over. In a carefully choreographed presentation, the President of the United States himself revealed the first image made by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST): a ‘deep field’, showing galaxies from the infancy of the universe. The next day, several more images were released, including the stunning…
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Zomerstop / Summer break
Shells&Pebbles houdt een pauze in de zomer en is volgende maand weer terug. Schrijf je in voor de nieuwsbrief of volg ons op Twitter (@ShellsAndPebbles) als je een seintje wilt krijgen! o-o-o There will be no posts in the following weeks, since we are on vacation. We will resume our regular schedule next month; if…
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4 new posts from naturalhistories
For today, instead of publishing a new article, we have brushed up some older ‘shells and pebbles’ from a friendly blog: Ilja Nieuwland, Robert-Jan Wille and Andreas Weber, the authors of naturalhistories.net, are moving their and our favorite posts to ShellsAndPebbles. You can find the first batch of posts (4 in total) below. Have fun!
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Herfstvakantiedienstregeling / No post today
Door een foutje in de redactiekalender is er vandaag geen artikel. Volgende week gaat Shells&Pebbles weer verder! // Due to a mistake in our schedule, there is no blog update today. We will be back next week!