https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/ Historical Sites of Physical Science in Copenhagen The Physical Tourist, A Science Guide for the Traveler edited by John S. Rigden and Roger H. Stuewer. Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, Switzerland. en Thu, 07 May 2026 07:10:23 +0200 Thu, 07 May 2026 07:10:23 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/bredgade_62/ Our physical tour of Copenhagen starts at Bredgade 62, the building of the former Kirurgisk Akademi (Academy...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/bredgade_62/" alt="Bredgade 62" title="Bredgade 62"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/bredgade_62/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/bredgade_62/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/ved_stranden_14/ Niels Bohr was born here on October 7, 1885, when it was still the home of the Adler family, his maternal...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/ved_stranden_14/" alt="Ved Stranden 14" title="Ved Stranden 14"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/ved_stranden_14/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/ved_stranden_14/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_royal_danish_academy_dantes_plads/ From its foundation in 1742, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters has played an important...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_royal_danish_academy_dantes_plads/" alt=" Dantes Plads - The Royal Danish Academy" title=" Dantes Plads - The Royal Danish Academy"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_royal_danish_academy_dantes_plads/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_royal_danish_academy_dantes_plads/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/klareboderne_koebmagergade/ On the street Klareboderne, close to its intersection with Købmager-gade, there is a plaque on the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/klareboderne_koebmagergade/" alt="Klareboderne / Købmagergade - birthplace of Niels Stensen" title="Klareboderne / Købmagergade - birthplace of Niels Stensen"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/klareboderne_koebmagergade/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/klareboderne_koebmagergade/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_round_tower/ To the right of the entrance to the Round Tower there is a bust of Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) by S....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_round_tower/" alt="Købmagergade 52A - The Round Tower" title="Købmagergade 52A - The Round Tower"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_round_tower/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_round_tower/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/store_kannikestraede_16/ Danish astronomer Ole Rømer (1644-1710) studied at the University of Copenhagen. He assisted Erasmus...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/store_kannikestraede_16/" alt="Store Kannikestræde 16" title="Store Kannikestræde 16"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/store_kannikestraede_16/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/store_kannikestraede_16/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/vor_frue_plads/ Ole Rømer was given a state funeral and was buried in Vor Frue Kirke (the Cathedral of Our Lady)....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/vor_frue_plads/" alt="Vor Frue Kirke" title="Vor Frue Kirke"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/vor_frue_plads/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/vor_frue_plads/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/studiestraede_6/ Ørsted discovered aluminum in 1825 in the Chemistry Laboratory of the University situated in...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/studiestraede_6/" alt="Studiestræde 6 - Hans Christian Ørsted " title="Studiestræde 6 - Hans Christian Ørsted "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/studiestraede_6/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/studiestraede_6/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oerstedparken_noerre_voldgade_/ This park is named after the two Ørsted brothers, Hans Christian (1777-1851) and Anders Sandøe...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oerstedparken_noerre_voldgade_/" alt=" Ørstedparken, Nørre Voldgade - The statue of Hans Christian Ørsted " title=" Ørstedparken, Nørre Voldgade - The statue of Hans Christian Ørsted "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oerstedparken_noerre_voldgade_/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oerstedparken_noerre_voldgade_/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/rosenborg_castle/ Now a museum, this castle houses the Danish Royal Collections. In its basement, which also contains the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/rosenborg_castle/" alt=" Øster Voldgade 4A  - Rosenborg Castle" title=" Øster Voldgade 4A  - Rosenborg Castle"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/rosenborg_castle/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/rosenborg_castle/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/geological_museum/ The present Geological Museum was opened in 1893 and was called the Mineralogical Museum, an institution...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/geological_museum/" alt="Øster Voldgade 5-7  - Geological Museum" title="Øster Voldgade 5-7  - Geological Museum"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/geological_museum/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/geological_museum/ Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oester_voldgade_3/ The University of Copenhagen Observatory on Østervold was erected in the years 1859-1861 on one...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oester_voldgade_3/" alt="Observatory on Østervold - Øster Voldgade 3 " title="Observatory on Østervold - Øster Voldgade 3 "><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oester_voldgade_3/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/oester_voldgade_3/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/polyteknisk_laereanstalt/ These buildings date to 1890, with the physics wing on the left and the chemistry wing on the right....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/polyteknisk_laereanstalt/" alt=" Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Sølvtorvet, Sølvgade 83" title=" Polyteknisk Læreanstalt, Sølvtorvet, Sølvgade 83"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/polyteknisk_laereanstalt/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/polyteknisk_laereanstalt/ Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/blegdamsvej_17/ The Niels Bohr Institute at Blegdamsvej 17 was established for Niels Bohr and inaugurated in 1921 as...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/blegdamsvej_17/" alt=" The Niels Bohr Institute at Blegdamsvej 17" title=" The Niels Bohr Institute at Blegdamsvej 17"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/blegdamsvej_17/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/blegdamsvej_17/ Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/assistens_kirkegaard/ The first area of this cemetery was established in 1760 as an overflow cemetery for the churches of the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/assistens_kirkegaard/" alt="Assistens Kirkegård, Kapelvej 2 - The Bohr family grave" title="Assistens Kirkegård, Kapelvej 2 - The Bohr family grave"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/assistens_kirkegaard/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/assistens_kirkegaard/ Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_carlsberg_honorary_residence/ The Carlsberg Brewery was established by Jacob Christian Jacobsen (1811-1887) in Valby, just outside...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_carlsberg_honorary_residence/" alt="Gamle Carlsbergvej - The Carlsberg Honorary Residence" title="Gamle Carlsbergvej - The Carlsberg Honorary Residence"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_carlsberg_honorary_residence/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/the_carlsberg_honorary_residence/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200 https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/museums_beyond_the_center_of_copenhagen_of_related_interest/ Museums beyond the Center of Copenhagen of Related Interest: The Ole Rømer Museum, The Tycho Brahe...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/museums_beyond_the_center_of_copenhagen_of_related_interest/" alt="Appendix. Museums of Related Interest" title="Appendix. Museums of Related Interest"><img src="https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/museums_beyond_the_center_of_copenhagen_of_related_interest/55x55.jpg/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/historical_sites/physical_science/museums_beyond_the_center_of_copenhagen_of_related_interest/ Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200