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Museum of Astronomy and Technical History
Planetarium at the Museum of Astronomy and Technical History
The Museum of Astronomy and Technical History and the Planetarium have been housed in the Orangery since 1992. On display is a broad range of fascinating scientific and technological objects from the Renaissance period to the modern day. The entrance hall introduces the museum's main themes of basic physical concepts: space, time, matter, energy and information. Highlights of the collection include astronomical instruments invented by Ebert Baldewein and Jost Bürgi, as well as rare and exquisite telescopes and clocks for measuring time and space from the fields of physics, microscopy and optics. Celestial globes, armillary spheres and astrolabes from the 16th century, reconstructions, models and interactive experiments bring the enthralling exhibition to life. On the third floor of the central building, above the smaller photography and meteorology sections, lies the ten-meter dome with the Zeiss planetarium projector.
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm.
[ Source: http://www.cometogermany.com/ENU/about_germany/master_tlstadt-id1116-fstadt_museen.htm ]
Related: http://www.museum-kassel.de/
Address: An der Karlsaue 20, 34117 Kassel
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