File:Leiden Observatory in 1670.png

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English: A drawing of the Leiden University building on which Leiden Observatory was built. This image is a reproduction (drawn in 1670) of an engraving from Hagen's map of Leiden from the same year.
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Source Short History of the Observatory of the University at Leiden, Willem de Sitter, 1933, p. 9
Author J. de Jonge

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