Everything about The Uppsala Astronomical Observatory totally explained
The
Uppsala Astronomical Observatory (UAO;
Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) is an astronomical observatory in
Sweden. It was founded in
1741, though there was a professorial chair of
astronomy at the
University of Uppsala from
1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the
1480s.
In the
18th century,
Anders Celsius performed his research there and built the first observatory proper in
1741. Celsius managed to get the university
consistory to buy a large stone house of medieval origin in central Uppsala, where he'd an observatory constructed on the rooftop. Celsius both worked and had his personal living quarters in the house. This observatory remained in use until the new observatory, now known as the "old observatory", was built in
1853. The Celsius house itself still remains as one of few older buildings on a modern shopping street, but the observatory on the roof was demolished in
1857.
In the
19th century Anders Jonas Ångström was keeper of the observatory and conducted his experiments in astronomy,
physics and
optics there. His son,
Knut Ångström, also conducted research on solar radiation at the observatory.
In 2000 the observatory merged with the Institute of Space Physics to form a Department of Astronomy and Space Physics and moved to the
Ångström Laboratory. In addition to facilities in Uppsala, the observatory maintains the
Kvistaberg Observatory in Sweden and the Uppsala Southern Station at
Mount Stromlo and
Siding Spring Observatory in
Australia.
Research at the observatory over the years includes stellar parallaxes, stellar statistics, galactic structure, external galaxies, stellar atmospheres and solar system research.
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