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Re: Wisconsin Maritime Museum
From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2009 Nov 9, 19:11 -0800
From: "inuik@yahoo.com" <inuik@yahoo.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 6:32:30 PM
Subject: [NavList 10529] Re: Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Yes Frank, I saw quite a lot of navigational instrumentsover there. It preserved some pretty old "tools" from 18 century Russian ships. It was years ago when I visited it, but the collection was enormous. If you consider that there were no more than 10 years in 1000 years of Russian history without some, from medium -to-full force, military conflict you can imagine how many artifacts were and I hope are still available for exposition. Next to this Museum is one of the oldest, and really the oldest Navy academy, Nahimov's Naval Academy (Nahimov-famous Russan Admiral). So I wouldn't be surprised that Navy cadets are getting a lot of tours in that museum.
Another thing you may consider while visiting St. Petersburg (I lived there for some time years ago) is Pulkov Observatory. It is very famous , at least in Europe, Old Observatory. I'm not sure they permit organized tours, but who knows... times changed.
Please let me know if you want more outdated ;> info regarding Leningrad-St. Petersburg.
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From: Peter Hakel
Date: 2009 Nov 9, 19:11 -0800
In the past Pulkovo was used to define the Russian version of the Prime Meridian.
Peter Hakel
Peter Hakel
From: "inuik@yahoo.com" <inuik@yahoo.com>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Mon, November 9, 2009 6:32:30 PM
Subject: [NavList 10529] Re: Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Yes Frank, I saw quite a lot of navigational instrumentsover there. It preserved some pretty old "tools" from 18 century Russian ships. It was years ago when I visited it, but the collection was enormous. If you consider that there were no more than 10 years in 1000 years of Russian history without some, from medium -to-full force, military conflict you can imagine how many artifacts were and I hope are still available for exposition. Next to this Museum is one of the oldest, and really the oldest Navy academy, Nahimov's Naval Academy (Nahimov-famous Russan Admiral). So I wouldn't be surprised that Navy cadets are getting a lot of tours in that museum.
Another thing you may consider while visiting St. Petersburg (I lived there for some time years ago) is Pulkov Observatory. It is very famous , at least in Europe, Old Observatory. I'm not sure they permit organized tours, but who knows... times changed.
Please let me know if you want more outdated ;> info regarding Leningrad-St. Petersburg.
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