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Today we are going to talk about a building that is unknown to many Madrid residents and that is nevertheless an important reference in the history of science in our city: The Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid . 0 comments Adm834ha Friday, June 12, 2020 The Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid If you enter the Retiro Park on Calle Alfonso , the school of Public Works Technical Engineers and the Astronomical Observatory building. History of the Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid The history of this building dates back to the times of Charles III , at this time when the Best Mayor of Madrid was beautifying the city and filling the Paseo del Prado with monuments , the great scientist and sailor Jorge Juan, who had just founded an observatory.
in Cádiz, he proposes founding another in the Buy Phone Number List capital. The King liked the idea and commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to design the building that would be built on a small hill located near the Retiro Park. It began to be built in 1790 . As for the telescope, it was commissioned from the astronomer W. Herschel , who built a reflecting telescope 60 cm in diameter. With the French invasion of 1808 the telescope was burned by the invaders (like so many other things) and its fantastic collection of books was badly damaged, although fortunately a few were saved.
Later in 1841 it was decided that the building would be definitively used only for meteorological observation and between 1845 and 1849 the building was restored by Narciso Pascual y Colomer . The last rehabilitation of the Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid took place between 1976 and 1979 and was carried out by the architect Antonio Fernández Alba. The Royal Astronomical Observatory today Today it is possible to visit the Villanueva building , which houses an interesting collection of antique instruments, the library with books from the time, a collection of antique clocks and even a polished bronze mirror by W. Hersche. Also at the entrance we can see a Foucault Pendulum.
in Cádiz, he proposes founding another in the Buy Phone Number List capital. The King liked the idea and commissioned the architect Juan de Villanueva to design the building that would be built on a small hill located near the Retiro Park. It began to be built in 1790 . As for the telescope, it was commissioned from the astronomer W. Herschel , who built a reflecting telescope 60 cm in diameter. With the French invasion of 1808 the telescope was burned by the invaders (like so many other things) and its fantastic collection of books was badly damaged, although fortunately a few were saved.
Later in 1841 it was decided that the building would be definitively used only for meteorological observation and between 1845 and 1849 the building was restored by Narciso Pascual y Colomer . The last rehabilitation of the Royal Astronomical Observatory of Madrid took place between 1976 and 1979 and was carried out by the architect Antonio Fernández Alba. The Royal Astronomical Observatory today Today it is possible to visit the Villanueva building , which houses an interesting collection of antique instruments, the library with books from the time, a collection of antique clocks and even a polished bronze mirror by W. Hersche. Also at the entrance we can see a Foucault Pendulum.