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Short history of the Astronomical Observatory of Turin (*)

The Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino dates back to 1759 when King Vittorio Amedeo III of the Savoy family appointed Giovanni Battista Beccaria to determine the local meridian, ‘Gradus Taurinensis’. The astronomical instruments used for these measurements became the heart of the Observatory, which, at that time was located in a palace in the city centre. It stayed there until 1912, when it was moved to the hills of Pino Torinese. Torino’s astronomical school began by studying the celestial mechanics formulated by Joseph Louis Lagrange who founded Torino’s Accademia delle Scienze. Classical astrometry, geodesy and planetology were the main focus of astronomy in Torino for a long time until the 20th century.

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International Years
International Year of Astronomy
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Euroscience Open Forum 2010
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OATo News
EVENTI IN EVIDENZA
Fri, Jan 29th, @8:00am - 11:59PM
Febbraio 2010
Sky of the Month
Fri, Feb 12th, @7:00am
Mercurio 2°S dalla Luna
Sat, Feb 13th, @3:00am
Luna al max apogeo 2010
Sun, Feb 14th, @4:00am
LUNA NUOVA 10/02/14
Mon, Feb 15th, @12:00am
Nettuno in congiunzione (10/02/14)
Tue, Feb 16th, @8:00pm
Urano 6°S dalla Luna (10/02/16)
Thu, Feb 18th, @7:00am
Vesta in opposizione (10/02/18)
Mon, Feb 22nd, @2:00am
PRIMO QUARTO (10/02/22)
Fri, Feb 26th, @6:00am
Marte 5°N dalla Luna (10/02/26)
Sat, Feb 27th, @11:00pm
Luna al Perigeo (10/02/27)
Sun, Feb 28th, @12:00pm
Giove in congiunzione (10/02/28)
Sun, Feb 28th, @6:00pm
LUNA PIENA (10/02/28)
Tue, Mar 2nd, @11:00am
Saturno 8°N dalla Luna (10/03/02)
Sun, Mar 7th, @5:00pm
ULTIMO QUARTO (10/03/07)
Thu, Mar 11th, @10:00am
Marte Stazionario (10/03/11)