Saturday, October 27, 2018

Pulkovskaya Observatory | Russia


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The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory  is located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.

Wilhelm von Struve was the founder and its first director. We know him from The Struve Geodetic Arc, another UNESCO World Heritage site.

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