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...uestion “Why issastronomy important?” Dr Robert Aitken,sdirector of Lick Observatory, shows us thatseven in 1933 there was a need to justifysour science, in his paper entitled “The Usesof Astronomy” (=-=Aitken, 1933-=-). His last sen tence summarises his sentiment:sIntroduction Throughout history people have lookedsto the sky to navigate the vast oceans, tosdecide when to plant their crops and tosanswer the questi...