Leiden observatory history

Established in 1633 to house the quadrant of Willebrord Snellius, it is the oldest operating university observatory in the world, with the only older still ...

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As early as 1633, the university received an observatory as a shelter for the Quadrant of Snellius. It makes the Leiden Observatory the oldest remaining ...

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Astronomy in Leiden has a long tradition. In 1633, Leiden University established an observatory to accommodate the so-called quadrant of Snellius (the Dutch ...

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The Old Observatory of Leiden is the oldest existing university observatory in the world. While students from Leiden University attend lectures in the main part ...

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The Observatory closed in 1978 when Leiden University translocated its Southern Station to the European Southern Observatory in Chile. Two telescopes remain in ...

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The Laboratory for Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory was the first of its kind in the world. In 1975 the Laboratory was founded by Mayo Greenberg.

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by DM Baneke · 2010 · Cited by 18 — In short, it was a radical change in scientific culture. The story of Leiden Observatory in the Interwar years is an important episode in the history of.

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The observatory was originally located in the university's central building in Leiden. In 1860, a new facility was constructed within the university's botanical ...

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Founded in 1633, it has a rich history of contributions to the field of astronomy and astrophysics. The observatory is involved in a wide range of research ...

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