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The astronomy department moved to the science campus north-west of the city centre in 1974. Although professional astronomical observations are no longer carried out from Leiden itself, the department still calls itself Leiden Observatory. In much of astronomy, the data came from elsewhere and could
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More new buildings were constructed before the end of the 19th century including the Western tower in 1878, one to the East in 1898, and another small building to house a gas engine in the same year (used for electricity until the observatory was connected to the city grid). In 1896 the observatory
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was appointed lecturer of astronomy and director of the observatory in 1837, and again renovated the observatory, providing the towers with rotatable roofs with full shutters, and reinforcing the north-western tower. Kaiser also acquired a number of new instruments and telescopes with which he made
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The old Observatory building facilities (from 1860s) was restored in the 2010s. While not longer the base for the modern Leiden Observatory academically, it does have the astronomical historical items at the facility. Also, a solar telescope was crowd funded to provide live optically transmitted
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By 1860 the new observatory building was completed. The new building was constructed in a quiet side of the city inside the university's botanical gardens. It consisted of a number of offices, living quarters for astronomers, and a number of observing domes containing telescopes. In 1873 two new
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The observatory was initially located on the university building in the centre of Leiden before a new observatory building and dome were constructed in the university's botanical garden in 1860. It remained there until 1974 when the department moved to the science campus north-west of the city.
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which he purchased, and the rebuilding of the old turret. Both turrets had rotating roofs. Upon retiring in 1705, de Volder handed over a catalogue of instruments which showed that the observatory owned two other quadrants, a 12-inch telescope, two
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Einstein's Chair is an astronomical observing chair at the Leiden Observatory. This chair, made in 1861, is the only piece of furniture in the observatory that dates from that time. The chair gets its name from the fact that it was used by
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rooms were added to the building in order to house the tools required to verify nautical instruments; tools used to test compasses, sextants and other instruments. Two of the domes were rebuilt, one in 1875 and the other in 1889.
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be analyzed and studied on the campus; for example in modern times the instruments may even be located in space, with data transmitted back to Earth and then studied on a computer display. (An example of this was the
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on several occasions during his visits to the observatory. Einstein was a frequent visitor of the building during his professorship at Leiden university due to his good friendship with the director,
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became professor of mathematics at the university and thus took over responsibility for the observatory. During his tenure, the observatory was enlarged, including a second turret to house a brass
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As a result of the increased interest in astronomy brought about due to Kaiser's popular writings and teachings, a commission was founded in 1853 to fund a new observatory. From 1859 to 1909 the
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became its director in 1793 for a year until he died in 1794. For a number of years the curators attempted to find a suitable astronomer to look after the observatory, eventually employing
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was appointed director. During his time at the observatory, Gravesande purchased a number of new instruments including new telescopes and tools, before his death in 1742.
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The second building to house the Leiden Observatory (built in 1860). This building now houses part of the law faculty. Two of the optical
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The old Observatory building of this period was restored from 2008 to 2012, and in the 2010s houses a visitor center and also has tours.
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The Huygens Laboratory (left) and J.H. Oort Building (right) which currently house Leiden Observatory on the 4th, 5th and 11th floors.
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established the observatory in 1633; astronomy had been on the curriculum for a long time, and due to possession of a large
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Ten-inch Repsold Refractor ( 26.6 cm/10.5 inch Alvin and Clark objective lens on Repsold und Söhne, since 1885)
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requested an observatory in which to use it. The observatory was one of the first purpose-built observatories in
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The 17th century (1600s), Quadrant instrument of Professor Willem Snel van Royen, displayed in a modern exhibit.
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Zes-Duims Merz Refractor (16.6 cm/6.5 inch objective with wooden telescope tube dating to 1830s)
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purchased their first photographic telescope, with a dome being built to house it between then and 1898.
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Leiden Observatory Papers Archives of the Leiden Observatory and its successive directors, 1829-1992
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The archives of the Leiden Observatory and its successive directors, 1829-1992 are held at
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On 21 October 2015, Einstein's Chair got a short segment on the Dutch astronomy program
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Pietrow, Alexander G.M. (2019). "Investigations into the origin of Einstein's Sink".
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was set according to the local civil time at the observatory; communicated using the
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images of the Sun to the Visitor center, which is also known to have offered tours.
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Over de grens: internationale contacten aan Nederlandse universiteiten sedert 1876
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The second building to house the Leiden Observatory, during restoration (2010).
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to allow researchers use of both facilities. The first visitor from Leiden was
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Drawing of Leiden Observatory in 1670, seen on top of the university building.
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in 1708. Between then and 1717 the observatory went without a director until
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Gravesande's successor was Johan Lulofs who used the observatory to observe
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Zunderman Reflector (46 cm diameter mirror (~18.1 inches), since 1947)
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Einstein is noted for his visits to Leiden Observatory during World War I.
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Notable astronomers that have worked or directed the observatory include
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Panoramic view of Leiden from the Observatory. Glass negative, ca. 1900
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Short History of the Observatory of the University at Leiden 1633–1933
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From attics to domes: Four centuries of history of Leiden Observatory
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Telescopes from Leiden Observatory and other collections. 1656 - 1859
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Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology
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In 1817 the observatory towers were pulled down and rebuilt.
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Delft, Dirk van (2007-01-12). "Albert Einstein in Leiden".
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Leiden Observatory in 1861 from the north-west direction.
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In 1923 the observatory formed a research agreement with
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List of largest optical telescopes in the 19th century
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The archive of the Leiden Observatory is available at
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and digitally accessible through Digital Collections
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observations including that of comets, planets, and
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