The principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, founded in 1839 near Saint Petersburg and known in the nineteenth century for exceptionally precise stellar position measurements. Heavily damaged during the Second World War, it was rebuilt after 1945 and remains a working research center.
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Observatory TypeAstronomical observatory 1 MeasuresStellar coordinates, astronomical constants and double stars 1 Operating PrinciplePrecision positional observation with large refractors 1 Classification
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Introduction
the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Early years
The observatory was opened in 1839.
Early years - work
The principal line of work of the observatory consisted of determination of coordinates of stars and astronomical constants, such as precession, nutation, aberration and refraction, and also discovering and measuring double stars.
Early years - instruments
The observatory was equipped with state-of-the-art devices, one of them being the a 15-inch (380 mm) aperture refractor, one of the largest refractors in the world at that time
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The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Пулковская астрономическая обсерватория, romanized: Pulkovskaya astronomicheskaya observatoriya), officially named the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo, is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Пулковская астрономическая обсерватория, romanized: Pulkovskaya astronomicheskaya observatoriya), officially named the Central Astronomical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences at Pulkovo, is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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