Giacconi, Riccardo (1931-)

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Apr 2003

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3651. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

History And Archaeoastronomy, Biographies

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Astrophysicist, born in Genoa, Italy, American astronomer and internationalproject director. Worked on x-ray astronomy, and with a rocket-borne x-raytelescope intended to study the composition of the Moon, discovered ScorpiusX-1, the first known x-ray source outside the solar system. Built the Uhurux-ray satellite that made the first surveys of the x-ray sky. Led theconstruction and successful ope...

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