oort
OORT
The Oort was a Dutch coin from the 15th century, but it was also, more famously, a Dutch astronomer. Jan Hendrik Oort was an astronomer from 1900. The Frisian astronomer was brought to Leiden by colleague Willem de Sitter in 1924. Oort stayed in Leiden for the rest of his long life, and is still considered one of the pioneers of radio astronomy. After his death in 1992, physicist Chandrasekhar stated: "The great oak of Astronomy has been felled; and we are lost without its shadow"
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Exhibition: Everything Under Control
TROEF is the place were Stichting ROEM displays artwork. From the 16th of September onwards, there will be a new exhibition named "Everythi...
Seeing Stars Citizen Science
During the night of Seeing Stars Leiden, Citizen Science will try to answer many burning questions!
Exhibition LUMC: The road to the beginning
This exhibition was made in collaboration with prof. dr. Ewine van Dishoeck and prof. dr. Vincent Icke, and explores the James Webb telescop...
More-than-Planet
Starting on the 2nd of July, you can view a new exhibition at the Leiden Observatory: More-than-Planet. How do we imagine our planet?
Astronomy on Tap
Around the world, Astronomy on Tap features games, talks, and quizzes by professional astronomers and educators in the informal setting of a...
Lectures: People in the Machine
In the news you often hear about artificial intelligence that does things all by itself. Because of that most people, including scientists, ...
Exhibition: Moving Perspective
EST presents the exhibition Moving Perspective
Playing with mathematics
Maths is really everywhere. Make a whirlpool and build your own bridge. Discover what sound looks like and play with perspective like an art...
Planktonium
Museum De Lakenhal shows planktonium by Jan van Ijken: a magical art film about the life of plankton.
