Excerpt from An Account of the Observatory at Pulkowa, as Written for the North American Review: July, 1849Before considering farther the merits of the observatory, we will give a short account of its origin and history, which are discussed at length 111 the Description.It 1s worthy of remark, that the little realm of Denmark has not only done more for astronomy, in proportion to its size and finances, than any other country in the world, - ah enviable distinction which even now, in its days of political tribulation, does not desert it, while it enables such illustrious sons as Schumacher and Hansen to labor for present and future ages, but it enjoys the honor Of having established the first public observatory in Europe. The first permanent European observatory was that of Copenhagen. In less than thirty years after, that of Paris was founded. That of Greenwich followed after a short time, and soon, under the direction of Cassini and Flamsteed, both were rendering emi nent service to astronomical science.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.