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in 1886. Throughout 1887/1888 Schur led a complete redevelopment of the observatory. Major projects included the renewal of the main hall's roof and the replacement of the outdated dome. In contrast to his predecessor, Klinkerfues, Schur was very successful in modernizing the inadequate equipment of
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To improve observations, a new observatory was planned on the Hainberg, a small hill south east of Göttingen. After the opening of a new observatory there in 1929, the instruments were transferred from Göttingen to this new location. Due to the construction of a new telescope at Hainberg,
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in 1888. He also, with the help of an assistant, catalogued and organised over 11,000 books and brochures in the observatory's library over a period of a year and a half, finishing in 1899.
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and extended from 1803 until 1816. At the time, the building was on the outskirts of Göttingen, to ensure an unobstructed view of the night sky.
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became the director of the Göttingen University Observatory. In pursuit of his interest in observing the Sun, he looked for a new
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became the first director of the Observatory, and lived there between 1815 and 1855. Gauss arranged for the installation of two
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After renovations, most recently in 2008, the observatory building was restored to its original appearance.
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Grundsätze über die Anlage neuer Sternwarten unter Beziehung auf die Sternwarte der Universität Göttingen
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was planned and built in the late 1950s. It was closed in 1984 and the equipment was transferred to the
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for a new observatory. The plans were developed, like many of the university's buildings, by
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Since 2009, the Observatory has housed the Lichtenberg-Kolleg Institute for Advanced Study.
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Kienle, H. (1962). "Paul ten Bruggencate 24.2.1901 14.9.1961".
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International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology
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observations at Göttingen Observatory were halted in 1933.
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assumed the position in 1901 and was succeeded first by
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Observatory code
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Göttingen
Germany
Coordinates
51°31′42.54″N 9°56′35.8″E / 51.5284833°N 9.943278°E / 51.5284833; 9.943278
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Göttingen Observatory is located in Germany

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