Arcetri Observatory
The Arcetri Observatory is an astrophysical observatory located in the hilly area of Arcetri on the outskirts of Florence, Italy. It is located close to Villa Il Gioiello, the residence of Galileo Galilei from 1631 to 1642.- University
- …is operated by Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica
- Description: observatory in Arcetri, Italy
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa di Volsanminiato and Villa Il Giullarino.
Villa di Volsanminiato
Historic building
Villa di Volsanminiato is a historic building, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Arcetri Observatory.
Villa Il Giullarino
Historic building
Villa Il Giullarino is a historic building, which is situated 190 metres north of Arcetri Observatory.
Villa Capponi
Historic building
Villa Capponi is a historic building, which is situated 230 metres north of Arcetri Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monteripaldi and Galluzzo.
Pozzolatico
Village
Pozzolatico is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Arcetri Observatory.
Arcetri Observatory
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Latitude
43.75029° or 43° 45′ 1″ north
Longitude
11.25413° or 11° 15′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ723+4M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Arcetri Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد أرسيتري”
- Armenian: “Արչետրիի աստղադիտարան”
- Asturian: “Observatoriu Astrofísicu d’Arcetri”
- Azerbaijani: “Arcetri Astrofizika Rəsədxanası”
- Catalan: “Observatori d’Arcetri”
- Chinese: “阿切特里天文台”
- Chinese: “阿爾切特里天文台”
- Chinese: “阿爾切特里天文臺”
- Danish: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri”
- Dutch: “Observatorium van Arcetri”
- Dutch: “Planetarium van Arcetri”
- Dutch: “Sterrenwacht van Arcetri”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ارسيترى”
- French: “observatoire d’Arcetri”
- French: “Observatoire d’Arcetri”
- French: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri”
- Georgian: “არჩეტრის ობსერვატორია”
- German: “Arcetri Observatorium”
- German: “Arcetri-Observatorium”
- German: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri”
- Italian: “Osservatorio astrofisico di Arcetri”
- Italian: “Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri”
- Italian: “Osservatorio di Arcetri”
- Italian: “Planetario di Arcetri”
- Japanese: “アルチェトリ天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Astrophyseschen Observatoire vun Arcetri”
- Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vun Arcetri”
- Russian: “Обсерватория Арчетри”
- Slovak: “Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astrofisico de Arcetri”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Astrofísico de Arcetri”
- Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Арчетрі”
- Urdu: “آرسٹری رصدگاہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Teatro del Cielo and The Galileo Galilei Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Nearby Places
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