Add history section to README

Signed-off-by: Philip Griffin <31374077+pgriffin17@users.noreply.github.com>

README.rst

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 If you use this package in your research, please cite it using the following:
 
+History
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+pyscope is based off of the IOTAlib (Iowa Optical Telescope Automation library) package, drawing on 25+ years of robotic observatory development at the University of Iowa, now with an emphasis on usage by anyone with a computerized telescope and python experience.
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 Contributing
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 Please see the `developer documentation <https://pyscope.readthedocs.io/en/latest/development/>`_.