Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004

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2004-03-16

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0403373v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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19 pages, 5 figures, to appear in: Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, Vol. 5 (Ed.) A. Heck, Kluwer Acad. Publ

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The progress of optical astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa is
discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the socio-political climate which
embraced the idea of a 10-m class telescope as a flagship project that would
lead to widespread development in science, technology and education - not only
in South Africa, but across the subcontinent.

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