ZAGREB OBSERVATORY MARKS ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - The Zagreb observatory marked its 100th anniversary on Friday by an award-giving ceremony and presentation of a 200-page monograph which gives a review of the
development of astronomy since the establishment of the observatory.
ZAGREB, Dec 6 (Hina) - The Zagreb observatory marked its 100th
anniversary on Friday by an award-giving ceremony and presentation
of a 200-page monograph which gives a review of the development of
astronomy since the establishment of the observatory. #L#
The observatory in Zagreb's centre, opened on 5 Decemmber 1903, was
the first observatory to be established in a city in this part of
Europe. The first head of this institution was Oton Kucera, to whom
credit went for efforts in astronomy reaserch as well as for the
popularisation of this science.
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