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The evolution of astronomical observatory design
Published under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 ; This work addresses the development of the astronomical observatory all through history, from an architectural point of view, as a building in relation to the observing instruments and their functioning as a heterogeneous work center. We focused on 32 observatories (in the period 1259–2007) and carefully analyzed the architectures. Considering the impact of the construction itself or its facilities on the results of the research (thermal or structural stability, poor weather protection, turbulence, etc.), there is little attention paid to theories or studies of the architectural or construction aspects of the observatories. Therefore, this work aims to present a theoretical-critical contribution that, at least, invites the reflection of those involved in the development of astronomical observatories in the future. © 2019, Korean Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. ; M. A. C. T. has been supported by a Junta de Andalucía predoctoral grant under project TIC-2839. Finally, we also acknowledge financial support from the State Agency for Research of the Spanish MCIU through the ”Center of Excellence Severo Ochoa” award for the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalućıa (SEV-2017-0709). ; Peer reviewed
The evolution of astronomical observatory design
Published under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 4.0 ; This work addresses the development of the astronomical observatory all through history, from an architectural point of view, as a building in relation to the observing instruments and their functioning as a heterogeneous work center. We focused on 32 observatories (in the period 1259–2007) and carefully analyzed the architectures. Considering the impact of the construction itself or its facilities on the results of the research (thermal or structural stability, poor weather protection, turbulence, etc.), there is little attention paid to theories or studies of the architectural or construction aspects of the observatories. Therefore, this work aims to present a theoretical-critical contribution that, at least, invites the reflection of those involved in the development of astronomical observatories in the future. © 2019, Korean Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. ; M. A. C. T. has been supported by a Junta de Andalucía predoctoral grant under project TIC-2839. Finally, we also acknowledge financial support from the State Agency for Research of the Spanish MCIU through the ”Center of Excellence Severo Ochoa” award for the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalućıa (SEV-2017-0709). ; Peer reviewed
The evolution of astronomical observatory design
2019-01-01
doi:10.5303/JKAS.2019.52.4.99
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
DDC:
720
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