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Vienna Observatory

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The Vienna Observatory (Universitätssternwarte Wien) is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria. [1]

17 relations: Astronomy, Austria, Bruno Thüring, Edmund Weiss, Franz de Paula Triesnecker, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Josef Hopmann, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Karl L. Littrow, Kasimir Graff, List of largest optical refracting telescopes, Maximilian Hell, Observatory, Refracting telescope, Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co, University of Vienna, Vienna.

Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Bruno Thüring

Bruno Jakob Thüring (September 7, 1905 in Warmensteinach – May 6, 1989 in Karlsruhe) was a German physicist and astronomer.

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Edmund Weiss

Edmund Weiss (August 26, 1837 – June 21, 1917) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Franz de Paula Triesnecker

Franz de Paula Triesnecker (April 2, 1745 – January 29, 1817) was an Austrian Jesuit astronomer.

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Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I also Franz Josef I or Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph Karl; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and monarch of other states in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from 2 December 1848 to his death.

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Josef Hopmann

Josef Hopmann (December 22, 1890 – October 11, 1975) was a German astronomer (also see List of German astronomers).

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Joseph Johann von Littrow

Joseph Johann von Littrow (13 March 1781, Horšovský Týn (Bischofteinitz) – 30 November 1840, Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Karl L. Littrow

Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow (18 July 1811 – 16 November 1877) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Kasimir Graff

Kasimir Romuald Graff (February 7, 1878 – February 15, 1950) was a German astronomer.

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List of largest optical refracting telescopes

Here is a list of the largest optical refracting telescopes sorted by lens diameter and focal length.

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Maximilian Hell

Maximilian Hell (Hell Miksa) (May 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792) was a Hungarian astronomer and an ordained Jesuit priest from the Kingdom of Hungary.

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Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events.

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Refracting telescope

A refracting telescope (also called a refractor) is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image (also referred to a dioptric telescope).

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Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co

Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co.

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University of Vienna

The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) is a public university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Redirects here:

Universitaets-Sternwarte Wien, Universitats-Sternwarte Wien, Universitäts-Sternwarte Wien, Universitätssternwarte Wien.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Observatory

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