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'VIVACELL-MTS' GENERAL MANAGER MAKES A SPEECH AT ANNUAL MEETING OF ARMENIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
ArmInfo
2009-07-10 16:02:00
ArmInfo. On 8 July 'VivaCell-MTS' General Manager Ralph Yirikian
participated and spoke at the session "Astronomy and Society" in
the framework of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Armenian Astronomical
Society (ArAS) organized in connection with the International Year
of Astronomy declared by UNESCO and dedicated to the 10th anniversary
of ArAs.
He pointed at importance of science development as one of the
most stable platforms of the society and at the necessity of its
supporting. He called companies acting in Armenia to contribute in
science development.
Byurakan Observatory is the most important center of Armenian
astrophysics where for decades scholarly research have been conducted
by Armenian astronomers, and among them was also the outstanding
scientist Viktor Hambardzumyan. Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
(BAO) was founded in 1946 on the initiative of academician Victor
Hambartsumian, who became the first director of the observatory. At
the observatory five observational instruments are installed
the larger ones being 2.6 m Cassegrain telescope and 1m Schmidt
telescope. Scientific researches of the observatory are related mainly
with the instability phenomena taking place in the Universe.
Since 1946 numerous scientific meetings were held in Byurakan including
four symposia and a colloquium of the IAU. Since 1998 the Byurakan
Observatory bears the name of V.A. Hambartsumian.
In the course 2007, VivaCell-MTS provided 23.3 million drams
contribution for upgrading and renovation of Byurakan Observatory
telescopes' management system.
ArmInfo
2009-07-10 16:02:00
ArmInfo. On 8 July 'VivaCell-MTS' General Manager Ralph Yirikian
participated and spoke at the session "Astronomy and Society" in
the framework of the 8th Annual Meeting of the Armenian Astronomical
Society (ArAS) organized in connection with the International Year
of Astronomy declared by UNESCO and dedicated to the 10th anniversary
of ArAs.
He pointed at importance of science development as one of the
most stable platforms of the society and at the necessity of its
supporting. He called companies acting in Armenia to contribute in
science development.
Byurakan Observatory is the most important center of Armenian
astrophysics where for decades scholarly research have been conducted
by Armenian astronomers, and among them was also the outstanding
scientist Viktor Hambardzumyan. Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
(BAO) was founded in 1946 on the initiative of academician Victor
Hambartsumian, who became the first director of the observatory. At
the observatory five observational instruments are installed
the larger ones being 2.6 m Cassegrain telescope and 1m Schmidt
telescope. Scientific researches of the observatory are related mainly
with the instability phenomena taking place in the Universe.
Since 1946 numerous scientific meetings were held in Byurakan including
four symposia and a colloquium of the IAU. Since 1998 the Byurakan
Observatory bears the name of V.A. Hambartsumian.
In the course 2007, VivaCell-MTS provided 23.3 million drams
contribution for upgrading and renovation of Byurakan Observatory
telescopes' management system.