Chapter ID: CBB947331822

A Merz Telescope on Mount Etna: The Catania Astrophysical Observatory (2017)

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Orlando, Andrea (Author)


Pages: 137-155
Publication date: 2017


After the establishment of the Palermo Astronomical Observatory, at the end of the 18th century, some attempts were also made to establish an astronomical observatory in Catania.

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Authors & Contributors
Chinnici, Ileana
Brenni, Paolo
Hoskin, Michael A.
Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan
Beuermann, Klaus
Bònoli, Fabrizio
Journals
Nuncius: Annali di Storia della Scienza
Acta Baltica historiae et philosophiae scientiarum
British Journal for the History of Science
Gewina
History of Science
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Publishers
Springer
Yale University
Aarhus Universitetsforlag
CNRS
Museum Boerhaave
Univ.-Verl. Göttingen
Concepts
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Astronomy
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Instruments, astronomical
Travel; exploration
People
Galilei, Galileo
Herschel, William
Merz, Georg
Bugge, Thomas
Herschel, Caroline
Janssen, Jules
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
20th century
16th century
Places
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Great Britain
France
Paris (France)
Institutions
University of Helsinki. Observatory and Astrophysical Laboratory
Pulkovo Observatory
Radcliffe Observatory (University of Oxford)
Observatoire de Paris
Leiden Observatory
Göttingen. Universität
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