Kroppedal
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Kroppedal is a cultural-historical and astronomical museum in Vridsløsemagle {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Copenhagen, Denmark. Kroppedal is the national museum of Danish astronomy, has a large archaeological unit, and an ethnological unit specializing in modern society.{{cite web|url= https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/kroppedal-museum-gdk476232|title=Kroppedal Museum|website= visitcopenhagen.com
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History
Kroppedal was established in 2002 by an amalgamation of the Ole Rømer Museum and the Antiquarian Unit in Copenhagen County.
The museum has a permanent exhibition centred on noted astronomer and engineer Ole Rømer (1644–1710).
Kroppedal is located near the site of Ole Rømer's Tusculanum Observatory.
Its collections include his only surviving pendulum clock.{{cite web|url= https://runeberg.org/dbl/14/0492.html |title= Rømer, Ole Christensen, 1644-1710|website=Dansk biografisk Lexikon|access-date=September 1, 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tusculanum |title= Tusculanum|website= atlasobscura.com|access-date=September 1, 2019}}
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External links
- [http://kroppedal.dk/hidden/english/ Kroppedal Museum website]
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Category:Museums in the Capital Region of Denmark
Category:Museums established in 2003
Category:Science museums in Copenhagen
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