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Dec 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006msngr.126...49s&link_type=abstract

The Messenger, vol. 126, p. 49-50

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Before even starting a review of “Europe's Quest for the Universe”, I think one should say a few words about its author. A truly impressive characteristic of Professor Lodewijk Woltjer is indeed his vision towards excellence, in particular towards excellence in observational astrophysics in (and for) Europe. One example: almost thirty years ago, he ‘forced' some fairly conventional European observers to start working on extragalactic astrophys­ics on the occasion of the erection of ESO's 3.6-metre telescope, and even more so when the 3.5-m New Technol­ogy Telescope became available. As far as my own research group was concerned, this led to the discovery, via these ESO telescopes, of several gravitational lenses. This type of research was in fact made possible because Lo Woltjer put together excellent teams of engineers and scientists at ESO dedicated to developing innovative and sophisticated telescopes and their auxiliary instru­ments.

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