The legacy of the Haldde Observatory

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Main Author: A. Brekke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
Subjects:
Science
Q
Geology
QE1-996.5
Dynamic and structural geology
QE500-639.5
Physics
QC1-999
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Norway
Tromsø
Bossekop
Finnmark
Northern Norway
University of Tromsø
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-12-1-2021
https://doaj.org/article/7642f8f02ed4474f9c08806d663205b2
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Summary: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.

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