29.6.2021 - 27.2.2022 - How the world is measured. Astronomical and surveying instruments
15.10.2021 — jksand
 The exhibition entitled "How the world is measured" presents historical and contemporary binoculars, theodolites, naval sextants, mapping aids and GPS navigation stations. Among the 200 presented objects are several unique things: the sextant of Jost Bürgi and the theodolite of Heinrich Stolle from the time of Rudolf II. or the mirror sextant from the property of Napoleon I. The exhibits include foreign producers - Zeiss, Wild, Kern, Leica, as well as domestic ones - Josef and Jan Frič, Srb and Štys, Rolčík, ETA, Somet and Meopta. The atmosphere of the exhibition is provided by images of constellations with mythological figures, animals and devices (sextant) from the atlas of the Polish astronomer Jan Heveli and geographical maps from the 18th-20th century.
 
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National Technical Museum Kostelní 42, 170 78 Monday: closed
Days with reduced admission fee in 2023February 15, May 18, July 5, September 2, September 28, October 28, November 17, December 17 Prague Visitor Pass
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