Sheet «Nikolaev Astronomical Observatory. 200 years»

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The Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory was founded in 1821 by Admiral O.S. Greig as a Navy to provide the Black Sea Fleet with maps, transmit accurate time signals to ships and teach astronomical navigation techniques.

In 1912 it was transformed into the southern branch of the Pulkovo Astronomical Observatory.

In 1992, the Mykolayiv Observatory became an independent scientific institution of Ukraine and later received the status of a research institute. Currently, the observatory conducts research on the near-Earth space and bodies of the solar system, creates catalogs of positions and proper motions of stars, provides information support for astronomical research and astronomical instrumentation.

In 2007, the observatory was included in the preliminary list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The postage stamp depicts the battleship "Warsaw", the naval chronometer, the historic building of the observatory. 

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