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Astronomical Calculation Institute

Heidelberg, Germany · built 1700

Astronomical Calculation Institute
Astronomical Calculation Institute. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Astronomical Calculation Institute (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, ARI) is a research institute in Heidelberg, Germany, with origins dating back from the 1700s. Beginning in 2005, the ARI became part of the Center for Astronomy at Heidelberg University (Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, ZAH). Previously, the institute directly belonged to the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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