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Contents
12 Science Meets Politics: The Law of Astrophysics
and Its Avatars (1975–2011)
105
13 Royalty and Heads of State Above the Clouds (1985)
119
14 The Sky Law (1978–2017)
131
15 The IAC: A Dream Come True (1971–Present)
137
16 Towards Excellence in Research (1971–Present)
151
17 Astronomical Instrumentation, Technology
Transfer, and Its Impact on Industry (1974–Present)
161
18 The Rise of Space Astrophysics in Spain (1942–Present)
179
19 Training Future Generations: The Canary Islands
Winter School of Astrophysics (1989–Present)
189
20 Bringing Astronomy to the Public (1986–Present)
195
21 The Biggest, Most Advanced Telescope
in the World (1989–Present)
211
22 The European Extremely Large Telescope:
Dealings with ESO (1961–Present)
229
23 The Starlight Foundation: A Step Beyond
Astrotourism (2008–Present)
247
24 Astrophysics in Spain: The Wider Picture
(1974–Present)
259