Astronomy in Serbia is developed in accordance with the country's
economic capabilities, or even slightly above them.
[ Olga Atanacković]
Global Astronomy Survey: Serbia
Astronomical Observatory Belgrade
Belgrade Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the eastern part of Belgrade, Serbia, in the natural environment of Zvezdara Forest.
History Origin (1887–1891)
In 1879, Milan Nedeljković (1857–1950) received a scholarship ...
(on
Zvezdara), founded in 1887, is one of the oldest scientific institutions in Serbia.
Serbia is a member of the
International Astronomical Union since 1935.
Astronomical Observatory Belgrade remains the only professional observatory in Serbia.
The observatory has eight professional telescopes, and is currently completing a new station on the mountain
Vidojevica near
Prokuplje.
There are also several smaller public and university observatories: the
Public Observatory in
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
,
Novi Sad Astronomical Observatory and
Belerofont Observatory in
Kragujevac
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...
. There are two planetariums: in
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
and
Novi Sad.
Astronomy is taught in primary and secondary schools, but only as a part of other courses.
Of great importance in teaching of astronomy is the
Petnica Science Center.
Five universities in Serbia offer the studies of astronomy: universities of
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
,
Novi Sad,
Kragujevac
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...
,
Niš and
Priština.
From these, at the University of Belgrade have so far graduated 242 astronomers, and 6 astronomers at the Novi Sad; 4 more astronomers who have graduated abroad are working in Serbia.
Several journals devoted to astronomy are published: ''
Astronomija'', (discontinued since 2009), ''
Vasiona {{Infobox magazine
, title = Vasiona
, image_file = Vasiona0304-2009.jpg
, image_size = 200px
, image_caption = Magazine cover
, editor = Vladan Čelebonović
, editor_title = Editor-In-Chief
, category ...
'' and others.
Also, since 1936, a
scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
, ''
Serbian Astronomical Journal
The ''Serbian Astronomical Journal'' is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering astronomy. The journal is the successor of the ''Bulletin Astronomique de Belgrade'' (1992–1998), which was formed by a merger of the ''Bulletin de l'O ...
'' is published.
In Serbia there are 17
associations of
amateur astronomers, the oldest
of which is
Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković
Astronomical Society Ruđer Bošković ( sr, Астрономско друштво Руђер Бошковић, Astronomsko društvo Ruđer Bošković) is an astronomical society in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1934 by a group of students, it is ...
.
See also
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Science in Serbia
Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for ...
*
Serbian folk astronomy This article describes Serbian folk astronomy.
Sun
In Serbian belief, the Sun is anthropomorphised as a man. Sometimes, Moon is described as Sun's brother or uncle, Venus as his daughter or (in one song) wife, or both stars and Venus as his sis ...
References
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