Comparison Between Kandilli Observatory Museum and Galileo Museum
Authors : Mutlu Erbay
Pages : 11-17
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Publication Date : 2018-07-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The objective of this paper is to compare and evaluate worldwide known Kandilli Observatory and Galileo Museums. Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory Museum is the current Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute located in the back of Kandilli by director Fatin Hoca in 1911 as the continuation of Observatory-Amire, founded in Beyoğlu in 1868. It is a Turkish observatory, which is also specialized on earthquake research. The museum is retransformed as Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Museum in 2006 to provide information on geophysics instruments for young students. Galileo Galilei Museum was created by the University of Florence in 1972 for the Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer philosopher and mathematician on the banks of the Arno River in Florence. The research was designed to provide contributions to young scientists and museum specialists by investigating similarities and differences between the two museumsKeywords : Galileo Museum, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute Museum, Exhibition, Research Institution, Mathematics, Science