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	History of Astronomy in Uppsala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uppsala University was founded in 1477 and is the oldest of the scandinavian universities.
		The light pollution due to the expansion of Uppsala was amended through the donation of the formerly privately-owned Kvistaberg observatory in 1944.
		Uppsala southern station at the Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring observatories in Australia was founded in 1956 for observations in the southern hemisphere.
	www.astro.uu.se /history (348 words)

	Uppsala Castle
		His son Erik XIV has a macabre historical connection to Uppsala Castle, since it was here that he executed three members of the Sture family in 1567 in connection with a power struggle between the king and the aristocracy.
		The 1580s and 1590s were important periods in the history of the construction of the castle, with many architects being called in from abroad.
		Its restoration was painfully slow, and furthermore the rubble came to be used as a supply of stones for the construction of the grand palace in Stockholm.
	info.uu.se /fakta.nsf/sidor/uppsala.castle.id1D.html (463 words)

	Uppsala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uppsala is a City and a Municipality of Sweden located about 70 km north of Stockholm.
		It is the fourth largest city Sweden and the administrative centre for Uppsala County.
		Uppsala Cathedral is built in Gothic style and is one of the in northern Europe with towers reaching 119 metres.
	www.freeglossary.com /Uppsala (324 words)

	Uppsala - Uncyclopedia
		Uppsala (older spelling Uppsalalalalalala) is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located some distance north of Stockholm, behind that old deserted bowling alley.
		Uppsala was founded in 1071, when a Viking raiding party bound for the first Roskilde Festival capsized on the shores of the Fyris river, only minutes after setting sail from Gamla Uppsala.
		The founding blót is still celebrated each year as the young and innocent of Uppsala dress up in historical garments, imbibe bhang and listen to reggae music in what is known as the Uppsala Reggae Festival.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Uppsala (455 words)

	Uppsala by Night
		He came from Switzerland to live in his native land when the archdiocese of Uppsala was declared, a means by which to maintain the European kindreds' control of the area, planting roots that are still visible today.
		It was through his guidance of the kine that the true growth of the city of Uppsala, approximately 5km from the location of the original town of Uppsala, began towards the end of the thirteenth century.
		In modern Uppsala all is fairly quiet - the university goes from strength to strength, and the city which has grown around it also.
	members.tripod.com /~LochThing/ubnhistory.html (1606 words)

	Uppsala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uppsala is famous for its university, the oldest still existing in Scandinavia and Northern Europe, founded in 1477 (a Studium Generale was founded in Lund already in 1425).
		(Old) Uppsala was, according to medieval writer Adam of Bremen, the main heathen centre of Sweden, and the Temple at Uppsala contained magnificent idols of the Æsir gods.
		Uppsala is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uppsala (1116 words)

	Canisius College - Uppsala, Sweden
		Uppsala is located 70 km (45 miles) north of Stockholm and is the fourth largest city in Sweden.
		Uppsala is currently the seat of the archbishop of the Church of Sweden.
		The dominating landmarks in Uppsala are the large cathedral (Domkyran) and the castle (Slotter), both located in the center of town.
	www.canisius.edu /isp/sweden.asp (424 words)

	Uppsala
		Uppsala is one of the historically most important places in Sweden.
		During the 16th and 17th century, Uppsala was the crowning city for the Swedish kings
		Not much was left of the medieval town of Uppsala after several devastating fires.
	www.ladyghost.com /uppsala.html (375 words)

	Uppsala Southern Station (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During its first period Bengt Westerlund was the permanent Uppsala astronomer at the station.
		The Uppsala Southern Schmidt was constructed in the workshop at the
		Uppsala Southern Station at Mount Stromlo in 1957
	www.astro.uu.se /history/USS.html (129 words)

	Uppsala by Night
		Uppsala is not a large city by any accounts...spread out - yes, large - no. However, the city is full of interesting locations.
		Uppsala is also linked to Stockholm by a rail link, which takes roughly an hour, though the station is located on the city's west side, as are most of the shops and several of the city's main tourist attractions relating to the famed biologist Carl von Linne.
		Much as the kindred in Uppsala dislike it, Stockholm's politics often spill into Uppsala, and the two cities' histories are much intertwined More than once a fugitive has hightailed it from the capital into Ragnar's territory to escape the vengeance of the city's Prince.
	members.tripod.com /~LochThing/city.html (2205 words)

	Universeum /Museums/Uppsala/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Uppsala, the city of learning in Sweden, the Museum Gustavianum occupies a unique position as an interface between the academic world and the general public.
		Situated in the medieval heart of the city the Gustavianum is the former main building of Uppsala University.
		The main exhibition describes the history of Uppsala University through a collection of objects from a wide range of disciplines dating from 1477 to the present.
	www.universeum.de /museums/uppsala.html (479 words)

	Uppsala, Sweden Photo Gallery by Yergen Diesel at pbase.com
		Uppsala, the fourth largest city in Sweden, has the charm of a small town as well as the opportunities of a big city.
		Old Uppsala (Gamla Uppsala) was the focal point of the Kingdom of the Swedes.
		The dominating landmarks in Uppsala are the large cathedral (Domkyrkan) and the castle (Slottet), both located in the center.
	www.pbase.com /yergen_diesel/uppsala (296 words)

	Uppsala Astronomical Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Uppsala Astronomical Obervatory (UAO; Astronomiska observatoriet i Uppsala) is an astronomical observatory in Sweden.
		It was founded in 1741, though there was a professorial chair of astronomy at the University of Uppsala from 1593 and the university archives include lecture notes in astronomy from the 1480s.
		In addition to facilities in Uppsala, the observatory maintains the Kvistaberg Observatory in Sweden and the Uppsala Southern Station at Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uppsala_Astronomical_Observatory (323 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Uppsala, Scandinavian student meetings were held to emphasize the kinship between the Scandinavian countries and there was a strong feeling of solidarity with Denmark, as Denmark was at war with Germany at the time.
		On April 10 1848, a letter was sent in support of the students of Copenhagen and the letter was signed ”Upsala Studentcorps.” The signature ”Upsala Studentcorps” referred to the whole body of Uppsala student nations’ members, and this event is considered the foundation of the forming of the student union.
		Uppsala student union officially apologised in 1999 for the union’s behaviour during the 1930s.
	www.uppsalastudentkar.nu /texteditor/user_docview.asp?documentid=378 (1902 words)

	Anders Celsius (1701-1744) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Anders Celsius, born in Uppsala, was one of a large number of scientists (all related) originating from Ovanåker in the province of Hälsingland.
		Newton's belief that the shape of the earth is an ellipsoid flattened at the poles.
		Celsius published most of his work in the publications of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, which is the oldest Swedish scientific society founded in 1710, where Celsius was the secretary 1725-1744, and in the publications of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, founded in 1739.
	www.astro.uu.se /history/Celsius_eng.html (690 words)

	Sweden \| University of Miami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Uppsala has the appeal of a vibrant university town-bicycles dominate the roads and students make up approximately 15 percent of the city's population.
		Uppland, the province in which Uppsala is located, is rather flat, making bike riding and walking popular not only in town but in the surrounding fields and forests as well.
		Uppsala University, founded in 1477, is the oldest university in Scandinavia.
	www.miami.edu /cstudies/ieep/semester/Sweden (380 words)

	The History Ring
		History and society of Medieval Lithuania, castles of Lithuania, legacy of the GDL, discussions.
		History of the French artillery and its ammunition
		Short history of the French artillery and its ammunition from the XIVth to the XIXth century (in French: les projectiles des pièces d’artillerie française).
	s.webring.com /hub?ring=history (2136 words)

	Uppsala University Library. Special collections: Jewish culture and history
		During the whole of its history, the University Library has acquired Hebrew and Jewish literature to support humanistic and theological studies.
		In 1966 Uppsala University Library was able to acquire a large and important collection, C. Vilh.
		Hans-Joachim Schoeps, Hebräische Erstdrucke vor 1600 in der Universitätsbibliothek Uppsala.
	w3.ub.uu.se /arv/special/ejudaica.cfm (427 words)

	Svante Lindqvist
		Previously he held a chair as Professor of History of Technology at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, and he was Chairman of its Department for History of Science and Technology since 1989.
		He was a Visiting Scholar in the Office for History of Science and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley, during the academic year 1986–1987, and a Visiting Professor in the Department for History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania during the fall semester of 1992.
		During the period 1991—1999, he was on the Advisory Committee for the history project at the European Space Agency (ESA), Paris, and in 1996-2004 a member of the Corporation Visiting Committee for the Humanities at MIT, Cambridge, Mass.
	www.svantelindqvist.com (320 words)

	Women in Uppsala University History
		One male academic teacher said that she may be the first of her kind but — he hoped — also the last.
		But their life in Uppsala was not untroubled.
		The first woman to hold a professorial chair at Uppsala University was appointed as late as 1949.
	info.uu.se /fakta.nsf/sidor/women.in.id2A.html (386 words)

	The Galileo Project
		Johannes Rudbeckius was professor of mathematics and theology at the University of Uppsala.
		He provided Uppsala with water pipes, constructed bridges and suspension bridges according to an invention of his own, and constructed wharves with doors that opened by themselves when a boat arrived.
		Gunnar Eriksson, Botanikens historia i Sverige intill ar 1800, (Uppsala, 1969), pp.
	galileo.rice.edu /Catalog/NewFiles/rudbeck.html (675 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Astronomy: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		History and Philosophy of Western Astronomy - The History chapter of an introductory astronomy course.
		History of Astronomy Pages - Frederik Kaiser (1808-1872) and the professionalisation of Dutch astronomy; The "Lost Letters" of J.C. Kapteyn (1851-1922); Many history of astronomy and history of science links with a Dutch flavour.
		History of SETI - An overview of the history of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio frequencies.
	dmoz.org /Science/Astronomy/History (906 words)

	martin_nl Uppsala Travel Page - VirtualTourist.com
		Uppsala was our choice and so we spend half a day here.
		History is always present in Uppsala and the ancient monuments characterize the townscape even today.
		In Old Uppsala you can still attend a " Viking carousal " drinking mead from mead horns and the castle houses a museum of wax figures where historical events are brought to life by means of light and sound effects.
	members.virtualtourist.com /m/3e8ca/29531 (517 words)

	Studying Abroad: Department of History at the University of Essex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A similar exchange is now in operation with the Departments of History in Uppsala University in Sweden, and Tampereen Yliopisto in Finland.
		The History Departments at Uppsala, Tampere and Rotterdam have a member of staff responsible for the Socrates links, and they will be organising your stay and act as your first port of call while you are abroad.
		The University of Uppsala is the oldest university in the Nordic countries (founded in 1477) and is still famous for its high quality of teaching and research.
	www.essex.ac.uk /history/undergrad/ugabroad.shtm (1050 words)

	Motettkoren i Gamla Uppsala Kyrka(Choir) - Short History
		Motettkören i Gamla Uppsala Kyrka (The Motettkör of Old Uppsala = MKOU) is a mixed choir tied to the beautiful medieval Old Cathedral there.
		The cultural surroundings of Old Uppsala with burial-mounds from the time of the Swedish Folk Kings and the new museum "Historic centre" makes it to one of the remarkable milieu in Northern Europe.
		Together with soloists and musicians from the institute of Swedish Folk Music in Tobo, north of Uppsala, the Mass was performed in the church of Old Uppsala in April and in Bälinge in May.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/MKOU.htm (331 words)

	Office for History of Science, Uppsala University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UPPSALA UNIVERSITY : Department of History of Science and Ideas : Office for History of Science
		The Office for History of Science is a research group under the Department of History of Science and Ideas, with Professor Tore Frängsmyr as director.
		The Fall 2006 Issue of Uppsala Newsletter: History of Science is available.
	www.vethist.idehist.uu.se /English/index_eng.html (53 words)

	Heterological Ethnicity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This culture historical perspective, which gives precedence to literary evidence and reduces archaeology to a handmaiden of history, has prevailed in classics from the 19th century until today.
		Scholars within the dogmatic tradition tend to focus on the evidence and neglect the influence of the scholarly discourse on the conceptualizations of the past.
		This study, which is influenced by Michael de Certeau's critique of the dogmatic tradition, elaborates on the discursive constraints of classical archaeology and ancient history.
	www.coronetbooks.com /books/hete8238 (292 words)

	Office for History of Science, Uppsala University
		UPPSALA UNIVERSITY : Department of History of Science and Ideas : Office for History of Science : Publications : Uppsala Newsletter
		Uppsala Newsletter: History of Science is an occasional publication,usually published twice a year by the Office for History of Science at Uppsala University.
		Although there is no Scandinavian society for history of science, we have correspondents in most university towns and through them we hope to reflect ongoing research in the history of science as well as in the history of medicine and technology.
	www.idehist.uu.se /vethist/English/newsletter.html (334 words)

	History Graduate Programs in Europe
		The department of Dutch History, for example, studies the relationships between the Netherlands and Europe and the world outside of Europe, while European history is studied in relation to the developments in North America and within the framework of the history of European expansion and of global interaction.
		The programme is supported by the University's Institute for the History and Foundations of Science (the leading centre for teaching and research in the history and philosophy of science in the Netherlands) and the Departments of Philosophy and Arts.
		In recent decades, the field of comparative history has made significant contributions to the exploration of issues such as the rise of the modern state, the transition to capitalism and the history of revolutions.
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