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OU on the BBC: Personal Passions - Astronomy by Paul NurseProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

24 June 2005

Sir Paul Nurse (joint winner of 2001 Nobel Prize for Medicine for discoveries about the way cells work) was first given a telescope when he...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Personal Passions - Astronomy by Paul Nurse

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A Brief History of Asteroid SpottingUsed with permission

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

05 August 2004

Professor David W Hughes explores the history of the search for asteroids  Read more : A Brief History of Asteroid Spotting

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HistoryUsed with permission

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

01 June 2004

There are no records of astronomers observing the Transit of Venus until the 17th century. Professor David W Hughes picks up the story  Read more : History

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Astronomy timelineNASA-JPL

By Dr Alan Cooper (The Open University)

01 June 2004

How do the Transits of Venus fit into the development of modern astronomy?  Read more : Astronomy timeline

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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