
The Observatory with left and right wings.
Photo: B Paulsson
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Open
Hours
Sundays
The museum is
open with guided tours 12:00,
13:00 and 14:00.
The tours are in swedish, but information leaflets in english are
available.
Entrance: SEK 50 adults and SEK 25 for children between 7 and 18
year.
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On the highest point
of Observatoriekullen (the Observatory Hill), boasting a panoramic
view over the city, lies the old Stockholm Observatory. From here
research within the fields of astronomy, meteorology and geography
was conducted during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Today this building holds a museum, dedicated to the history of
science, and run by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The museum
tells us of the history of the building, and of some of the activities
which have taken place here.
The foundations of the Observatory were laid down in 1748 by the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. This was to become their very
first own building.
Tulipae
Hortorum - an exhibition about tulips

Photo:
Jonathan M. Singer
More information>>
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New Thesis
Taking possession of astronomy - Frontispieces and illustrated title
pages in 17th-century books on astronomy, by Inga Elmqvist Söderlund
(Stockholm, 2010).
Price 150 SEK + shipping cost. To place an order, contact the museum:
observatoriet@kva.se
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