Historic Pictures
The first recorded observatory in Lund was built in 1672 by astronomy professor Anders Spole, the grandfather of Anders Celsius. Spole's observatory was destroyed in 1676 during the Battle of Lund. Lund Observatory was founded in 1749 with an observatory in the round tower in a University building in Lundagård, Kungshuset. The Observatory's first dedicated building was built in 1867, and is locat
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