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Astronomer Meir Schochet (Get to Know a Scientist!)
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9:22Now PlayingAs far as the sciences go, astronomy is as old as it gets! We've been looking at the stars in an empirical manner for millennia. How do we approach observation astronomy today? With incredible telescopes of course, but what are we looking for and what do we do with the data? Let Meir tell you all about it!
Contact Meir with all your questions: meirschochet06@gmail.com
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