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==Astronomy== * February 27 – [[James Stanley Hey]], a [[British Army]] research officer, first detects [[radio waves]] emitted by the [[Sun]], helping to pioneer [[radio astronomy]].<ref>{{cite book|first=J. S.|last=Hey|title=The Radio Universe|edition=2nd|publisher=[[Pergamon Press]]|location=Oxford|year=1975|isbn=0-08-018760-9}}</ref> * October 3 – The first [[V-2 rocket]] is successfully launched from [[Test Stand VII]] at [[Peenemünde]], [[Germany]], flying a distance of 147 km and reaching a height of 84.5 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach space.
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