Chapter ID: CBB901618085

The Merz Refractors at the Brera Astronomical Observatory (2017)

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Mario Carpino (Author)


Pages: 87-100
Publication date: 2017


In this paper I review briefly the history of the acquisition and utilization of the three Merz telescopes of the Brera Astronomical Observatory: the 22 cm Merz (Schiaparelli piccolo), the 49 cm Merz-Repsold (Schiaparelli grande) and the 16 cm Merz-Cavignato.

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Authors & Contributors
Poppi, Francesco
Beuermann, Klaus
Bònoli, Fabrizio
Borheck, Georg Heinrich
Brenni, Paolo
Chinnici, Ileana
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Acta Baltica historiae et philosophiae scientiarum
British Journal for the History of Science
History of Science
Revue d'Histoire des Sciences
Publishers
CNRS
Deutsch
Museum Boerhaave
Museum of Victoria
Springer
Univ.-Verl. Göttingen
Concepts
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Astronomy
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Instruments, astronomical
Astrophysics
People
Encke, Johann Franz
Herschel, Caroline
Herschel, William
Humboldt, Alexander von
Janssen, Jules
Secchi, Angelo
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century
17th century
Places
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Paris (France)
Berlin (Germany)
Institutions
University of Helsinki. Observatory and Astrophysical Laboratory
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Pulkovo Observatory
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Observatoire de Paris
Leiden Observatory
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