Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

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The Nordic Optical Telescope at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma
The English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias in 2016.

The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) is an

astronomical observatories in the Canary Islands: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, and Teide Observatory on Tenerife
.

The current director of the IAC is Rafael Rebolo López. In 2016, English scientist Stephen Hawking was appointed Honorary Professor of the IAC, the first such appointment made by the institute.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  2. ^ Stephen Hawking, Profesor Honorario en Canarias
  3. ^ Director del IAC recuerda a brillante científico y a un luchador por la vida

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