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Neutrinos represent a new window to the Universe. In this paper we discuss the attempts to detect neutrinos, starting with the Homestake experiment, which showed the deficit of solar neutrinos. The detection of neutrinos from SN 1987A gave a new impetus to neutrino research. By using successive generations of neutrino detectors it was possible to show that the solar neutrino deficit could be explained by a flavor change of massive neutrinos. With the latest detector, kamLAND, it is possible to investigate the interior of the Earth through the detection of geoneutrinos.

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  1. KEK, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Oho 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

    Atsuto Suzuki

  2. University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Masatoshi Koshiba

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Suzuki, A., Koshiba, M. History of neutrino telescope/astronomy. Exp Astron 25, 209–224 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-009-9162-9

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