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Franeker
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Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about 20 km west of Leeuwarden. As of 2023,
The former city hall (left) and the Eise Eisinga Planetarium (right)
The former city hall (left) and the Eise Eisinga Planetarium (right)
The Siege of Franeker (Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, c. 1620)
The Siege of Franeker (Pieter Feddes van Harlingen, c. 1620)
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium (right) and adjacent bar in 2011
The Eise Eisinga Planetarium (right) and adjacent bar in 2011
The Camminghahûs (built around 1400) and the Martinichurch
The Camminghahûs (built around 1400) and the Martinichurch
Eise Eisinga
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Eise Jeltes Eisinga 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 w
Portrait by Willem Bartel van der Kooi [nl] (1827)
Portrait by Willem Bartel van der Kooi [nl] (1827)
The orrery he built in his living room
The orrery he built in his living room
The brick building housing the orrery in Franeker in the Netherlands
The brick building housing the orrery in Franeker in the Netherlands