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Bucharest’s scientific objects and their makers
According to the Antipa Museum, a Deinotherium skeleton mount fell during the 1977 earthquake and was rebuilt by its restorer Nicolae Pușcașu in 34 weeks. Bucharest Municipality Museum pages also describe observatory drawings and a microscope designed with three objectives.
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Thirty-four weeks of reconstruction
The Antipa Museum says its Deinotherium mount collapsed in the earthquake of 4 March 1977. Its restorer at the time, Nicolae Pușcașu, rebuilt the mount over 34 weeks, and on 22 November that year visitors could see the piece again. The skeleton had been mounted on a metal support in 1906.[1]
Drawings made at the observatory
The Vasile Urseanu Observatory’s Zeiss refractor had a diameter of 150 mm and a focal length of 2.7 m. After it was reinstalled in April 1950, a 1952 astronomy exhibition used photographs and original drawings from the observatory’s own observations.[2]
A Babeș microscope with three objectives
The Bucharest Municipality Museum describes a microscope designed by Victor Babeș with three objectives, made at the Carl Zeiss optical works in Jena. The inscription “Carl Zeiss Jena” and the number 17497 are engraved on its central body.[3]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Who rebuilt the Deinotherium mount after the earthquake?
The museum’s restorer Nicolae Pușcașu; the work took 34 weeks, according to the Antipa Museum.[1]
What did the observatory use for its 1952 exhibition?
Photographs and original drawings from its own observations, according to the Bucharest Municipality Museum.[2]
How many objectives did Victor Babeș design into his microscope?
Three, according to the Bucharest Municipality Museum.[3]
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