A round tower opened in Copenhagen in 1642 as an observatory has this name in English
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Rundetaarn - Wikipedia  The Rundetaarn, or Rundetrn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. ... In 1642, the tower was finally completed, though the church was completed only in 1657 and the...
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The Round Tower | An icon of Copenhagen since 1642 - Rundetaarn  The Observatory is open every Tuesday and Wednesday 6  9pm from 18 ... The exhibition at the Round Tower consists both of objects from the museum
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Read more -  Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen  The observatory was the most modern in existence and here he measured the positions of ... began in 1642 with the opening of the observatory in the Rundetrn (Round Tower). ... Now all of astronomy has been brought under the Niels Bohr Institute at the ... News  Namely Names  Niels Bohr Lectures  Who, What, When...
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Sun over the Round Tower - Rundetaarns historie  Apr 18, 2016 ... That is not the Round Tower that was inaugurated in 1642 and that ... where it always has been  on the street Kbmagergade in Copenhagen. But in Solvang in the United States a replica has been built, only one ... The language used by church for instance, slowly but surely shifted from Danish to English.
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The Round Tower -  Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenhagen  Aug 21, 2009 ... Kbmagergade 52A - The Round Tower To the right of the entrance to ... It still functions as such; it served as the University of Copenhagen Observatory until 1861, and ... Tower was laid in 1637, and the building was completed in 1642. The observatory was the first of a complex of three buildings built in...
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Tycho Brahe - Science, civilization and society  Tycho Brahe was the son of a privy councillor and governor of Hlsingborg castle but ... who raised him, eventually with parental consent, in his castle at Tolstrup. ... who gave him Ptolemy's Almagest, the only book on astronomy available at the ... inheriting his father's and uncle's estates Tycho settled in Denmark and built a...
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Nyhavn Copenhagen - Copenhagen Portal - Copenhagen Canal ...  Nyhavn (New Port) - was established by King Christian V (1646-1699 - ruled Denmark and Norway 1670-1699) in 1670-73 - as ... of Copenhagen - and the many houses surrounding the Nyhavn canal along the two historical quays are nearly 350 years old. ... The famous fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen lived in no.
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TURN A BLIND EYE: In 1801's Battle of Copenhagen, naval hero ...  TURN A BLIND EYE: In 1801's Battle of Copenhagen, naval hero Horatio Nelson's ships ... flagged for him to withdraw, the one-eyed Nelson supposedly brought his telescope to his bad eye and blithely proclaimed, I really do not see the signal. He went on to score a decisive victory and the term, which refers to a willful...
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Christiansborg Palace - Wikipedia  Christiansborg Palace is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget), the Danish Prime Minister's Office and the Supreme Court of Denmark. ... At the death of Absalon in 1201, possession of the castle and city of...
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Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1672 insider tips, photos, reviews ...  Nyhavn reviews and photos plus tickets and tour deals. ... By the way Hans Christian Andersen lived here for many years but not always on the same building,...
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Free Flashcards about HISTORIC NAMES - StudyStack  THE FATHER OF THIS DANISH ASTRONOMER WAS THE GOVERNOR OF HALSINGBORG CASTLE, TYCHO BRAHE. GASPARD IL DE COLIGNY, A LEADER...
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History of the Royal Observatory | Royal Museums Greenwich ...  The history of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, navigation, timekeeping, longitude, the ... On March 4, 1675, the Commission reported back to Charles II, ... There were already problems with air and light pollution from London and new train...
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Explore The Fantastic Royal Observatory At The Tower Of London ...  The Royal Observatory was originally built so that observations could be made to improve the ... Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of 1666 but he also designed the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and was Professor of Astronomy at Oxford.
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Royal Observatory, Greenwich - Wikipedia  The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is an observatory situated on a hill in Greenwich Park, overlooking the River Thames. It played a major role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known as the location of the prime meridian. The observatory was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the .... Standard lengths on the wall of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London...
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An Astronomer's Astronomer: Kepler's Revolutionary Achievements ...  The International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of German ... The first law states that the planets travel in elliptical orbits around the sun and ... In the middle of the 16th century Copernicus had put forward an alternate, ... 417th-century Brueghel paintings trace the early, mysterious history of the telescope.
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Royal Danish Theatre - Copenhagen  Denmark's National Theatre is The Royal Danish Theatre and since 1748 ... Theatre building seated 800 spectators and was at that time to little for a city ... Danish Theatre was established as a venue for all the performing arts - ballet .... The Royal Danish Theatre is located on Kongens Nytorv (Kings Square) and is a part of...
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Royal Danish Theater (Kongelige Teater) (Copenhagen, Denmark ...  Even in the height of its improvement through massive constructions you'll still enjoy the ballet performances here with their preparations of brunch like meal to...
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Ten things you should know about the Royal Observatory Greenwich  When and why was the Royal Observatory built? ... as an architect, but he also had a career as professor of astronomy at Oxford. He was one of the advisers to Charles II about setting up the Royal Observatory and designed its first building.
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Christian Huygens: The Measurement of Time and of Longitude at  1. Huygens to Fullenius, 12.XII.1683, in Christiaan Huygens, Oeuvres compltes ... From his first pendulum clock in 1657 to his last sketches for a "perfect ... the successful clock, regulated by a spring balance, was built in 1759 and tested .... to that over TZ required a turn back to the physical situation: by Galileo's laws of fall,...
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The Opera Copenhagen - Copenhagen Tourist - Copenhagen ...  The Opera House is beautifully located by the waterfront just opposite ... The Opera for Opera Lovers ... The Royal Danish Theatre - Photo Lars Schmidt. ... opera Turandot with some of opera's best-known arias at the Copenhagen Opera House. ... The Royal Danish Playhouse at the waterfront of the city harbour - is situated...
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Free Flashcards about ASTRONOMY - StudyStack  THIS BRITISH OBSERVATORY WAS COMPLETED IN 1676 FROM PLANS PREPARED BY CHRISTOPHER WREN, GREENWICH. THIS CONSTELLATION...