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Astronomy in the society and culture of Estonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Laurits Leedjärv
Laurits Leedjärv*
Affiliation:
Tartu Observatory, 61602 Tõravere, Tartumaa, Estonia email: leed@aai.ee
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Abstract

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History and present state of astronomy in a small North-Eastern European country are considered. There is a rather big number (about 35) of professional astronomers in Estonia, including 21 IAU members. Through some outstanding persons, astronomy in Estonia has significant relations with the society. The same can be said about the culture. Well-developed astronomy has contributed into the cooperation of Estonia with the European Space Agency, and thus, has an indirect effect to the country's economy.

Keywords

astronomical folklorehistory of astronomyrelations to the societyastronomy and cultureastronomy and economy
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 528 - 532
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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