Archive

The Archive of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern contains the following inventory:

  • Documents and image material concerning the history of the institute
  • Documents and image material concerning the history of the observatories in Bern (“old” Observatory from 1822 to 1876, the Telluric Observatory from 1877 to 1958, the Muesmatt Observatory from 1922 to 1961), and of the Observatory in Zimmerwald from 1955 to 2010
  • Estates and partial estates (mainly lecture notes and manuscripts) of
    • Christian Moser (1861 – 1935)
    • Gottlieb Huber (1857 – 1923)
    • Sigmund Mauderli (1876 – 1962)
    • Max Schürer (1910 – 1997)
    • Paul Wild (born 1925)
    • Ivo Baueršima (born 1931)
    • Werner Gurtner (1949 – 2009)
    • Gerhard Beutler (born 1946)
  • Publications of the Institute and deposit copies
  • Licentiates and diploma, PhD dissertations, “Habilitations” from 1960 to 2010
  • Astronomical photographs (Schmidt camera exposures) from 1958 to 1998
  • Astronomical observations (CCD image data) from 1980 to 2010
  • Meteorological records and observations from 1855 to 1998
  • Photographic and didactic image and educational material concerning astronomy from 1920 to 1990
  • Construction drawings of different telescopes and Observatory buildings
  • Astronomical and physical instruments and equipment from 1900 to 1980
  • Documents concerning the Swiss Geodetic Commission (SGK) from 1860 to 2010

This inventory is not available to the public!