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Russia

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory was opened in 1839. Originally, it was a brainchild of the German/Russian
astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, who would become its first director



Stamp issued in Sovjetunion in 1964.



The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory on stamps issued in Sovjetunion.

The Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory is the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
located 19 km south of Saint Petersburg on Pulkovo Heights.



"Mäki-päälys" (Mäkipäällys (Finland 1917/1920-1940) in Hogland (Suursaari)
"Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) in Hogland (60°5'9.8 N 26°57'37.5" E )






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