Kroppedal
Kroppedal is a cultural-historical and astronomical museum in Vridsløsemagle 20 km (12 mi) from Copenhagen, Denmark. Kroppedal is the national museum of Danish astronomy, has a large archaeological unit, and an ethnological unit specializing in modern society.[1]
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Kroppedal Museum in Vridsløsemagle, Denmark
History
Kroppedal was established in 2002 by an amalgamation of the Ole Rømer Museum and the Antiquarian Unit in Copenhagen County. The museum has a permanent exhibition centred on noted astronomer and engineer Ole Rømer (1644–1710). Kroppedal is located near the site of Ole Rømer's Tusculanum Observatory. Its collections include his only surviving pendulum clock.[2][3]
gollark: Why would I do that?
gollark: Very efficient.
gollark: We have advanced processing units built out of magnetic monopole matter and manipulation of the structure of space-time.
gollark: Ours are kept in stellar plasma, actually.
gollark: I have 3GB of search indices and they don't even allow rapid search through memetic hazards.
References
- "Kroppedal Museum". visitcopenhagen.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- "Rømer, Ole Christensen, 1644-1710". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- "Tusculanum". atlasobscura.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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