The legacy of the Haldde Observatory

<p>A historical review of the establishment of the Haldde Observatory in Bossekop, Kaafjord, Finnmark, in northern Norway is presented together with some of the scientific outcomes of the efforts and the aftermath of this enterprise that led to the establishment of the University of Tromsø in...

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Main Author: A. Brekke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021-01-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/12/1/2021/hgss-12-1-2021.pdf
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spelling doaj-7642f8f02ed4474f9c08806d663205b22021-01-14T06:30:09ZengCopernicus PublicationsHistory of Geo- and Space Sciences2190-50102190-50292021-01-01121910.5194/hgss-12-1-2021The legacy of the Haldde ObservatoryA. Brekke<p>A historical review of the establishment of the Haldde Observatory in Bossekop, Kaafjord, Finnmark, in northern Norway is presented together with some of the scientific outcomes of the efforts and the aftermath of this enterprise that led to the establishment of the University of Tromsø in 1968 and finally the inauguration of the Haldde Observatory as a historic site by the European Physical Society in 2018.</p>https://hgss.copernicus.org/articles/12/1/2021/hgss-12-1-2021.pdf
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