Astronomy
Small Copernican planetarium, 18th century
Planetarium by the brothers Van Laun, 1st quarter of the 18th century
Parallactic instrument used by professor Kapteyn to determine the positions of stars using photo plates, end of the 19th century
Holder for photographic plates used by professor Kapteyn for determining the position of stars, end of the 19th century
Astronomy has been taught at the University of Groningen since 1614, but the real research began with the founding of the Sterrenkundig Laboratorium (Astronomy Lab) in 1885 by Prof.dr. J.C. Kapteyn .
The core of the astronomy collection dates from that period. Before that time astronomy instruments and objects were sporadically purchased as part of the Physics Cabinet; only a few of those survive.
The oldest astronomical instruments are a planetarium based on the Copernicus model, a planetarium with a heaven-an-earth globe and a 19th century chronometer. The instruments used by Prof.dr. J.C. Kapteyn are also part of the collection.
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