Göttingen University Astronomy Collection
A collection of antique telescopes at Göttingen University's astrophysics department.

📜 Collection of antique telescopes at Göttingen University's astrophysics department.
🔍 Features instruments from the 17th to 20th century, including a Herschel telescope from 1786 and a Merz telescope from 1865.

Why Go

🔭 See historical astronomical instruments
📚 Learn about contributions of scientists like Gauss and Mayer
🏛️ Located in a publicly accessible university foyer

Why Avoid

🗣️ Guards may not speak English

Tips

🚶 Find it by taking the main entrance at the physics building, going right to showcases and a Foucault pendulum, then up the stairs.
🗣️ Inform guards of your purpose for entry.

Hours

🕒 Publicly accessible during university hours; guided tours available about once a month.

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