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I provide a tour of Utrecht, focusing on its scientific highlights. I begin at the Dom or cathedral, Utrecht’s landmark, the Academy, and the University Museum, then proceed to the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute and astronomical observatory on the Sonnenborgh, and end with a visit to the Minnaert Building, the present home of the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Utrecht.
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Staubermann, K. Science Sights in Utrecht. Phys. perspect. 8, 214–221 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00016-005-0260-4
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Keywords.
- Utrecht
- University of Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute
- astronomy
- meteorology
- physics
- physiology
- scientific instruments
- Christoph H.D. Buys Ballot
- Franciscus Cornelius Donders
- Christiaan Huygens
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
- Marcel G.J. Minnaert