University of Tartu Old Observatory

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astronomical observatory historic building scientific heritage site

The University of Tartu Old Observatory is a historic 19th-century astronomical observatory in Tartu, Estonia, renowned for its role in early astrophysical research and as a landmark of Baltic scientific heritage.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tartu Observatory 2
University of Tartu Old Observatory canonical 2
Dorpat Observatory 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
scientific heritage site ⓘ
affiliatedWith University of Tartu ⓘ
architecturalStyle Classicism ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Estonia ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
hasCategory Cultural heritage monuments in Tartu ⓘ
Observatories in Estonia ⓘ
University of Tartu ⓘ
hasCollection historical astronomical instruments ⓘ
scientific archives ⓘ
hasDome main telescope dome ⓘ
hasExhibition historical telescopes ⓘ
history of astronomy in Tartu ⓘ
hasFunction museum ⓘ
research observatory ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasView panoramic view over Tartu ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument of Estonia ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument ⓘ
locatedIn Baltic states ⓘ
surface form: Baltic region

Tartu ⓘ
Tartu County ⓘ
locatedOn Toome Hill ⓘ
notableFor early astrophysical research ⓘ
precision astronomical measurements ⓘ
role in development of Baltic science ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator University of Tartu Museum ⓘ
ownedBy University of Tartu ⓘ
partOf University of Tartu ⓘ
surface form: University of Tartu campus
region Northern Europe ⓘ
significance important center of 19th-century astronomy in the Baltic region ⓘ
landmark of Baltic scientific heritage ⓘ
usedFor astronomical observations ⓘ
astrophysical research ⓘ
public outreach ⓘ
scientific education ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Tartu → hasObservatory → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
University of Tartu Museum → hasPart → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Observatory of Tartu
Jaan Einasto → employer → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tartu Observatory
Jaan Einasto → workLocation → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tartu Observatory
Toome Hill → hasLandmark → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
Otto Wilhelm von Struve → employer → University of Tartu Old Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dorpat Observatory