Vienna Observatory, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 20 relations: Astronomy, Austria, Bruno Thüring, Edmund Weiss, Franz de Paula Triesnecker, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Grubb Parsons, Josef Hopmann, Joseph Johann von Littrow, Karl Ludwig Littrow, Kasimir Graff, Kuffner Observatory, List of Jesuit sites, List of largest optical refracting telescopes, Maximilian Hell, Nature (journal), Observatory, Refracting telescope, University of Vienna, Vienna.

2. 1883 establishments in Austria
3. Astronomical observatories in Austria
4. Buildings and structures in Währing
5. Great refractors
6. Museums in Vienna
7. Science museums in Austria
8. University of Vienna

Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Bruno Thüring

Bruno Jakob Thüring (7 September 1905, in Warmensteinach – 6 May 1989, in Karlsruhe) was a German physicist and astronomer.

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Edmund Weiss

Edmund Weiss (26 August 1837 – 21 June 1917) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Franz de Paula Triesnecker

Franz de Paula Triesnecker (2 April 1745 – 29 January 1817) was an Austrian Jesuit astronomer.

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Franz Joseph I of Austria

Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph Karl; Ferenc József Károly; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916.

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Grubb Parsons

Grubb Parsons (legally 'Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.') was a historic manufacturer of telescopes, active in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Josef Hopmann

Josef Hopmann (22 December 1890 – 11 October 1975) was a German astronomer.

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Joseph Johann von Littrow

Joseph Johann von Littrow (13 March 1781, Horšovský Týn (Bischofteinitz) – 30 November 1840, Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Karl Ludwig Littrow

Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow (18 July 1811 – 16 November 1877) was an Austrian astronomer.

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Kasimir Graff

Kasimir Romuald Graff (7 February 1878 – 15 February 1950) was a Polish-German astronomer.

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Kuffner Observatory

The Kuffner observatory is one of two telescope-equipped public astronomical observatories situated in Austria's capital, Vienna. Vienna Observatory and Kuffner Observatory are astronomical observatories in Austria, Museums in Vienna and science museums in Austria.

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List of Jesuit sites

This list includes past and present buildings, facilities and institutions associated with the Society of Jesus.

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List of largest optical refracting telescopes

Refracting telescopes use a lens to focus light.

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Maximilian Hell

Maximilian Hell (Hell Miksa) (born Rudolf Maximilian Höll; May 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit priest from the Kingdom of Hungary.

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British weekly scientific journal founded and based in London, England.

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Observatory

An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events.

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Refracting telescope

A refracting telescope (also called a refractor) is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image (also referred to a dioptric telescope).

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University of Vienna

The University of Vienna (Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.

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See also

1883 establishments in Austria

• Arlberg railway
• Austrian Parliament Building
• Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram
• Vienna City Hall
• Vienna Observatory
• Wiener Sport-Club

Astronomical observatories in Austria

• Innsbruck Observatory
• Kanzelhoehe Solar Observatory
• Kremsmünster Abbey
• Kuffner Observatory
• Urania, Vienna
• Vienna Observatory

Buildings and structures in Währing

• Czartoryski Palace (Vienna)
• Gürtel, Vienna
• Jewish cemetery, Währing
• Schloß Pötzleinsdorf
• Semmelweis Frauen-Klinik
• Vienna Observatory
• Währinger Tempel

Great refractors

• Archenhold Observatory
• Bamberg-Refraktor
• Fabra Observatory
• Great Paris Exhibition Telescope of 1900
• Great refractor
• Greenwich 28-inch refractor
• James Lick telescope
• Meudon Great Refractor
• Nice Observatory
• Potsdam Great Refractor
• Vienna Observatory

Museums in Vienna

• Architekturzentrum Wien
• Arnold Schönberg Center
• Austrian Museum of Folk Life and Folk Art
• Austrian National Library
• Austrian Theatre Museum
• Beethoven-Haus (Krems an der Donau)
• Belvedere 21
• Belvedere, Vienna
• Church of the Teutonic Order, Vienna
• Demel
• District Museum Brigittenau
• Ephesos Museum
• Esperanto Museum and Collection of Planned Languages
• Funeral Museum Vienna
• Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsmuseum
• Geymüllerschlössel
• Globe Museum
• Haus der Musik
• Hermesvilla
• Hofburg
• Imperial Carriage Museum
• Imperial Crypt
• Imperial Furniture Collection
• Imperial Treasury, Vienna
• Jewish Museum Vienna
• Kuffner Observatory
• Kunsthistorisches Museum
• List of museums in Vienna
• Madame Tussauds Vienna
• Mozarthaus Vienna
• Museum der Johann-Strauss-Dynastie
• Museum of Contraception and Abortion
• Museum of Military History, Vienna
• MuseumsQuartier
• Narrenturm (asylum)
• Natural History Museum, Vienna
• Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library
• Schönbrunn Palace
• Schubert's birthplace
• Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna)
• Third Man Museum
• Vergilius Chapel
• Vienna Crime Museum
• Vienna Museum
• Vienna Observatory
• Vienna Technical Museum
• Vienna Transport Museum Remise
• Villa Wertheimstein
• Weltmuseum Wien

Science museums in Austria

• Ars Electronica
• Kuffner Observatory
• Narrenturm (asylum)
• Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna)
• Universalmuseum Joanneum
• Vienna Observatory
• Vienna Technical Museum

University of Vienna

• Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
• Department of Contemporary History of the University of Vienna
• Department of English, University of Vienna
• Erwin Schrödinger International Institute for Mathematics and Physics
• Ferdinand Kadečka
• Friedrich Cerha
• Gerhard W. Weber
• Heinz Gstrein
• Herbert Penzl
• Institut für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung
• Institute Vienna Circle / Vienna Circle Society
• Karina Grömer
• Katja Sturm-Schnabl
• Klimt University of Vienna Ceiling Paintings
• Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte
• Main building (University of Vienna)
• Max Perutz Labs
• NedWeb
• Otto von Fürth
• Theodor Körner Prize
• University of Vienna
• Vienna Environmental Research Accelerator
• Vienna Observatory
• Vienna School of Art History
• Vienna School of History

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_Observatory

Also known as Universitaets-Sternwarte Wien, Universitäts-Sternwarte Wien, Universitätssternwarte Wien.