Gotha Observatory

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:address gptkb:Seeberg,_near_Gotha
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Duchy_of_Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
gptkbp:associatedWith discovery of asteroids
astronomical catalogues
gptkbp:closed 1934
gptkbp:director gptkb:Franz_Xaver_von_Zach
gptkb:Bernhard_von_Lindenau
gptkb:Peter_Andreas_Hansen
gptkbp:established 1787
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Duke_Ernest_II_of_Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
gptkbp:heritageStatus historic site
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of the most important observatories in Europe in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gotha Observatory
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gotha,_Thuringia,_Germany
gptkbp:notableFor publishing the first astronomical journal, Monatliche Correspondenz
early geodetic and astronomical research
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gotha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5