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New Vision 400: Engaging Big Questions in Astronomy and Cosmology Four Hundred Years after the Invention of the Telescope
- Project Leader(s)
Donald G. York, Horace B. Horton Professor in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
University of ChicagoJiansheng Chen, Chair
Department of Astronomy, School of Physics
Peking UniversityGang Zhao
National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences- Grantee(s)
University of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois)
- Description
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These grants supported the international Templeton-Xiangshan New Vision 400 Conference and associated programs in October 2008, in conjunction with the John Templeton Foundation's International Board of Advisors Meeting in Beijing. The conference included a Young Scholars Competition, as well as an invitation for research proposals from Chinese astronomers and cosmologists. This project celebrates the history of the telescope in advancing scientific discovery and explores "big questions" about humankind and the origins and purpose of the universe. Projected outcomes include an edited volume and numerous publications from the RFP winners.
- Grant Amount:
- $1,819,480
- Start Date:
- January 2007
- End Date:
- December 2014
- Grant ID:
- 12686, 12711
Suite of 2 separate grants totaling $1,819,480
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