250th birth anniversary of Eise Eisinga (1744-1828)

Set: Anniversaries in 1994

Issue Date / Year 05/05/1994

Denomination 80c

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Eise Eisinga

Eise Jeltes Eisinga (21 February 1744 – 27 August 1828) was a Frisian astronomer who built the Eise Eisinga Planetarium in his house in Franeker, Dutch Republic. The orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the world.

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