Brera Astronomical Observatory

Local nameMuseo Astronomico di Brera
LocationBrera, Milan, Italy

The Brera Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It was built in the historic Palazzo Brera in 1764 by the Jesuit astronomer Roger Boscovich. Following the suppression of the Jesuits by Clement XIV on 21 July 1773, the palace and the observatory passed to the then rulers of northern Italy, the Austrian Habsburg dynasty.

From 1 December 1786, the Austrian Empire adopted “transalpine time”. The astronomers were engaged by Count Giuseppe Di Wilczek, the plenipotentiary governor of Lombardy, to build a meridian line inside Milan Cathedral. It was constructed by Giovanni Angelo Cesaris and Francesco Reggio, with Roger Joseph Boscovich acting as a consultant.

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Si tratta quasi… @ Boscovich Ruggero Giuseppe (progettista)

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brera_Astronomical_Observatory

Official Website http://museoastronomico.brera.inaf.it/

Phone +39 02 72320300

Address 21 Via Borgonuovo, Milano 20121, Italy

Coordinates 45°28'18.153" N 9°11'21.649" E

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