287
Index
Gran Telescopio Canarias, xi, 42, 129,
152, 162, 164–167, 172, 175,
177, 206, 210, 212–227, 230,
231, 234, 238, 250, 267, 269
backing of IAC's Governing Council
required, 214
benefits for Spanish high-tech
industry, 212
British approached for
collaboration, 213
British opt for Gemini project, 214
change to 10-m segmented primary
design, 217
FEDER funds feasibility study, 214
first light, 222
initial plan for 8-m monolithic
primary, 216
invitation for international
tenders, 218
missed opportunity by Spanish firms
to build segmented
primary, 212
no budget overrun, 224
optimization for visible and near
infrared, 217
participation of national firms in
construction of GTC, 172
role in developing high-tech
industry in Spain, 162
running costs
underfunded, 225–226
H
Halley’s Comet
return of 1986, 197
star party on Las Teresitas beach,
197, 198
Hanle, 241
Hannover Universal Exhibition
La Palma exhibit, 201
Haute-Provence Observatory,
34, 38–40
Hawking, S., 160
HELAS, 177
Helioseimology, 183
Hendaye
Spanish migrant workers, 30
Hermoso, Manuel, 214
Herschel, 177, 185–187
Hewish, A., 84
Hewlett Packard
campaign of denigration against
NOVA, 163
Hoyle, F., 82
I
IAC Noticias magazine, 203
IAC Observatories, 65–67, 80–81,
106, 231, 236, 237, 248, 251
IAC-80 Telescope, 164, 165, 213
ICONA, 89, 90, 98, 203
Imax, 177
Imperial College of Science and
Technology, 81, 166, 182
Inaugurations of the IAC and its
Observatories, 144
security concerns, 121
Industry, External Trade, Research, and
Energy Committee, 235
Infrared astronomy, 24, 41, 81,
166, 182
Infrared Space Observatory, 166, 182
launched in 1995, 183
Institute of High Energy Physics, 267
Institute of Physics of Cantabria, 185
Institute of Space Sciences, 267
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía,
181, 262–267
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, xi,
59, 67, 71, 72, 76, 102,
105–116, 119, 122, 169,
173, 209, 254, 265,
267, 269
accreditation as a Severo Ochoa
Centre of Excellence, 159
burden of excessive bureaucracy, 148
Index
Gran Telescopio Canarias, xi, 42, 129,
152, 162, 164–167, 172, 175,
177, 206, 210, 212–227, 230,
231, 234, 238, 250, 267, 269
backing of IAC's Governing Council
required, 214
benefits for Spanish high-tech
industry, 212
British approached for
collaboration, 213
British opt for Gemini project, 214
change to 10-m segmented primary
design, 217
FEDER funds feasibility study, 214
first light, 222
initial plan for 8-m monolithic
primary, 216
invitation for international
tenders, 218
missed opportunity by Spanish firms
to build segmented
primary, 212
no budget overrun, 224
optimization for visible and near
infrared, 217
participation of national firms in
construction of GTC, 172
role in developing high-tech
industry in Spain, 162
running costs
underfunded, 225–226
H
Halley’s Comet
return of 1986, 197
star party on Las Teresitas beach,
197, 198
Hanle, 241
Hannover Universal Exhibition
La Palma exhibit, 201
Haute-Provence Observatory,
34, 38–40
Hawking, S., 160
HELAS, 177
Helioseimology, 183
Hendaye
Spanish migrant workers, 30
Hermoso, Manuel, 214
Herschel, 177, 185–187
Hewish, A., 84
Hewlett Packard
campaign of denigration against
NOVA, 163
Hoyle, F., 82
I
IAC Noticias magazine, 203
IAC Observatories, 65–67, 80–81,
106, 231, 236, 237, 248, 251
IAC-80 Telescope, 164, 165, 213
ICONA, 89, 90, 98, 203
Imax, 177
Imperial College of Science and
Technology, 81, 166, 182
Inaugurations of the IAC and its
Observatories, 144
security concerns, 121
Industry, External Trade, Research, and
Energy Committee, 235
Infrared astronomy, 24, 41, 81,
166, 182
Infrared Space Observatory, 166, 182
launched in 1995, 183
Institute of High Energy Physics, 267
Institute of Physics of Cantabria, 185
Institute of Space Sciences, 267
Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía,
181, 262–267
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, xi,
59, 67, 71, 72, 76, 102,
105–116, 119, 122, 169,
173, 209, 254, 265,
267, 269
accreditation as a Severo Ochoa
Centre of Excellence, 159
burden of excessive bureaucracy, 148