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A New Museum of Astronomy in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Nha Il-Seong
Nha Il-Seong*
Affiliation:
Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, KoreaI.-S. Nha Observatory, Seoul 120-111, Korea. [email protected]

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The construction of a new museum of astronomy is planned by the present author in Yecheon Prefecture (λ = 128°28’ E, (ϕ> = 36°39’ N), Korea, with the openning date set in October, 1999. The aims of the museum directed in three area: (1) to exhibit astronomical works available in Korea, China, Japan and other regions of the Far East; (2) to serve the publics with written material for the study of history of Oriental astronomy; and (3) to operate a 40-cm reflecting telescope for researches of both professionals and amateur astronomers. A long-term project of the reconstruction of King Sejong’s instruments, which were made in the 15th century in the Kyongbok Palace, Seoul, is also an important subject of this museum.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 11 , Issue 2: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Part B), 1997 , 1998 , pp. 708 - 709
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998

References

Nha, Il-Seong and Jeong, Jang-Hae, 1995, ‘Chukso Jejakhan Sejong Daewangui Giupio (The reduced replica of the King Sejong’s Gnomon)’, Technical Report of Sejong Daewang Yujok Gwanri-so. (in Korean)Google Scholar
Nha, Il-Seong, 1996, ‘Stone Star Map Chonsang Yolcha Bunya-ji-do and its 600th anniversary’, J. Korean Studies, 93: 41–132. (in Korean)Google Scholar