* Astronomy

Bhutan's year of science from solar eclipse day
The education ministry will declare 2009 as the "Bhutan Year of Science and Technology" on July 22 when the world will witness one of the biggest events in terrestrial astronomy, the longest solar eclipse.
The ministry will launch a series of activities, spread over a year, to generate interest and excitement among all Bhutanese in science and its possibilities, say education officials.

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