Eise Eisinga's Planetarium was spectacular. Who know something like this existed in such a little town? Franaker is such a cute little town in the Netherlands; it reminded me of Platteville. When we got there we had free time for lunch and a couple of us decided just to eat right there in the Planetarium's Cafe & it was quite delicious. Also, the cafe was just beautiful.
When the tour started it was nice that we were just off on our own exploring because it was cool to see all of the things that went into the planetarium & Eisinga. The room where they show the wool was sort of out of place but when our guide explained when we got to the actual presentation it all made sense. His family needed to do that to make money so he could build the amazing planetarium that still works today.
The planetarium was so beautiful it was almost breathtaking. When you thought back to when you explored the room where all the gears are you were just amazed & how he did everything himself was the craziest part. Everything was so perfect and intricate, and just the idea that it still works today & even accounts for leap year is astonishing. Just goes to show you never know what you're going to find in the smallest places.
I was also surprised that this incredible planetarium was in such a small town too. Also, I liked pulling the rope on one of the exhibits and seeing the planets move.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of work that went into this planetarium. Just to think that he made every gear wheel with over 10000 hand wrought nails was incredible.
ReplyDeleteI was also amazed that all this work was done by one person. I can't even imagine how much time, planning, and math went into creating this planetarium. It is even more amazing that with everything this man did that he was self-taught.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your viewpoint of the small communities like where we were here in Franeker. In my opinion, it's where the culture is the strongest! The planetarium was like no other.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your viewpoint of the small communities like where we were here in Franeker. In my opinion, it's where the culture is the strongest! The planetarium was like no other.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great way to put it! I didnt even think about that until I read this, but the small community did remind me alot of Platteville. And I can definitely agree with you on the wool part as well, when I first saw that room, I was as confused as you were! But then after the explanation, I was just like, "Ohhhhhh, okay".
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