Title Addidit antiquo virtus nova lumina coelo: astronomijos observatorijos kūrimas ir veikla Vilniaus Stepono Batoro universitete 1919–1939 metais /
Translation of Title Addidit antiquo virtus nova lumina coelo: the establishment and activity of the Astronomical Observatory at Vilnius Stefan Batory University in 1919–1939.
Authors Poškienė, Agnė ; Jonušaitė, Julija
DOI 10.15388/LIS.2025.55.2
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Is Part of Lietuvos istorijos studijos.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2025, vol. 55, p. 39-58.. ISSN 1392-0448. eISSN 1648-9101
Keywords [eng] observatory ; Stefan Batory University ; history of science ; history of Vilnius University
Abstract [eng] This article examines the establishment and operation of the astronomical observatory of Vilnius Stefan Batory University in 1919–1939. The interwar history of the observatory has been mainly discussed and analyzed in the works of physicists and astronomers, but the topic has not received more in-depth attention from historians. Extensive archival material is used to study the location and space chosen for the observatory complex, the development of its construction works, the scientific research carried out, the observatory’s library, and the periodical scientific publication “The Bulletin of Vilnius Astronomical Observatory”. The article draws attention to the period of the observatory’s last years of operation and its handover to Kaunas astronomers, which is not reflected in historiography.
Published Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla
Type Journal article
Language Lithuanian
Publication date 2025
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