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The Atlas Farnese

Why do globes show the constellations the wrong way round?

Posted on July 24, 2023June 28, 2023 by Doris Vickers

by Doris Vickers (Vienna) My hometown Vienna houses a lot of museums filled with famous artworks from several centuries and a myriad of artists. Vienna is also home to a very special museum – the Globe Museum. It holds almost 600 exhibits including both terrestrial and celestial globes, globes of other planets and astronomical instruments…

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The Solar System according to Tycho Brahe

When were Kepler’s laws accepted?

Posted on July 17, 2023June 28, 2023 by Doris Vickers

by Doris Vickers (Vienna) It is a Copernicus year. We celebrate his 550th anniversary of birth and 480th anniversary of death this year and this alone would be reason enough to write a blog post. However, it is not his theory that my thesis is concerned with, but the theory that suggested he was right….

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Apianus

Where did stars get their names from?

Posted on July 10, 2023June 28, 2023 by Doris Vickers

by Doris Vickers (Vienna) Maybe you have thought about purchasing a star name for yourself of somebody you know before. However, the International Astronomical Union, the association for professional astronomers, has an official body (the Working Group on Star Names), which formally recognises and catalogues star names and compiles a list of IAU-approved unique star…

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