
The present e-book acquaints the reader with the Tartu Observatory – its history of construction, the telescopes used there, the peak times of Estonian astronomy, and other branches of science connected to the 200-years old observatory.
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- Authors:
- Olga Heinloo (Seismology)
- Jaak Jaaniste (Telescopes)
- Leili Kriis (Telescopes)
- Virge Lell (Senff)
- Lea Leppik (Dome Hill, Struve Family Tree, Employees, Tartu Astronomers in the World, Huth, Riives, Keres)
- Terje Lõbu (Clausen, Schwarz)
- Urmet Paloveer (Rootsmäe, Kipper)
- Toomas Pung (Meteorology, Mädler, Levitski, Pokrovski, photos)
- Jüri Randjärv, Karin Kollo (Geodesy)
- Sirje Sisask (Schoenberg)
- Eerik Tago (Peak Times of Estonian Astronomy)
- Imbi Tehver (Physicists)
- Pekka Tätilä (Struve Arc in World Heritage of UNESCO)
- Eda Tursk (History of Construction)
- Tõnu Tuvikene (Time Service, Astronomy Club)
- Viljar Valder (Pfaff, Struve, photos)
- In the design the painting from Harri Pudersell „Tartu tähetorn“ (1982) has been used (TÜAM)
- Reviewer: Tõnu Viik
- Editor: Lea Leppik
- Translation: Mall Tamm
- Designer: Katrin Sarapuu
- Technical production: Pärt Erikson
- Regio map: Markus Untera
- ISBN 978-9985-4-0590-1
- The work was done at the University of Tartu History Museum
- The project was supported from UNESCO participation program
- Project manager: Reet Mägi
- Gratitude to supporters:
- Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst
- Deutsches Museum, München
- Staatsbibliothek Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz
- Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam
- Bibliothek der Hamburger Sternwarte (Bergedorf)
- National Land Survey of Finland
- Ulrich Heber, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte, Astronomical Institute of the University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Wolfgang Feck-Jao, Institut für Meteorologie Universität Leipzig
- Reinhold Häfner, Universitäts-Sternwarte München
- Estonian Historical Archives
- AS Regio
- University of Tartu Library
- Astronomy club
- Science centre AHHAA
- Jaan Pelt, Andres Tennus, Aadu Must, Maarja Roosi, Helle Lilleorg, Helle Jaaniste
- Abbreviations:
- DM – Deutsches Museum, München
- EAA – Estonian Historical Archives
- EFA – Estonian Film Archives
- LVVA – Latvian State Historical Archives
- RR – Estonian National Library
- TAIP – Publications of the Tartu Observatory (Tartu Astrofüüsika instituudi publikatsioonid)
- TO – Virtual Museum of the Tartu Observatory
- TÜAM – University of Tartu History Museum
- TÜR – University of Tartu Library