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1967 U.S.S.R. launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit
1960 RCA TIROS (TV and Infra-Red Observation 'weather' Satellite) I launched 1959 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island 1932 Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed) 1859 R C Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare 1819 William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet 1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation 1639 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event) 1497 Nicolaus Copernicus 1st recorded astronomical observation, 1178 5 Canterbury monks report explosion on moon (only known observation) |
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