Eise Eisinga and his planetarium

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Jun 2002

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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (ISSN 1440-2807), Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 65-87 (2002).

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Eise Eisinga, Planetarium, Orrery, Netherlands, Planetarium, Orrery

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During the eighteenth century, the intellectual climate of the Dutch republic was very much influenced by the Enlightenment and Newtonian principles, and the province of Friesland had quite a number of amateur astronomers. One of these was Eise Eisinga, who in his youth wrote four manuscripts on mathematics and astronomy and later in life constructed a remarkable mechanical model of the solar system on the ceiling of his living room in the city of Franeker. Professor Van Swinden visited this planetarium while it was still under construction and was so impressed that he published a thorough description of it. As a result, it became well known ithroughout Europe and attracted many visitors. The state officially purchased Eisinga's house and planetarium in 1825, guaranteeing its survival and long-term preservation. Today Eisinga's legacy is the oldest operational mechanical planetarium in the world, and its accuracy is such that adjustments hardly ever need to be made.

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