Einstein Observatory (HEAO-2) was the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space and the second of NASA's three High Energy Astrophysical Observatories. Named HEAO B before launch, the observatory's name was changed to honor Albert Einstein upon its successfully attaining orbit.
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“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”
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