The XXXI Conference of the Baltic Association of the History and Philosophy of Science
The XXXI Conference of the Baltic Association of the History and Philosophy of Science

Summary/Abstract: The XXXI Conference of the Baltic Association of the History and Philosophy of Science (BAHPS) was held on 13–16 June 2024 on the premises of the University of Tartu, Estonia. The conference titled ‘Scientific Instruments in History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine’ celebrated the bicentennial anniversary of the completion and acquisition of the large astronomical instrument. The telescope, called the Great Dorpat Refractor, was made by Joseph Fraunhofer and until now remains housed in the same place—the Old Observatory of the Tartu University. The famous Friedrich Georg Struve and his colleagues used this majestic instrument to carry out observations and study double stars. A representative of the German research organisation Fraunhofer Society greeted the conference participants, who were also given the opportunity to visit the Observatory and its museum, which houses the Great Refractor and other historical scientific instruments. The Tartu observatory is also interesting for the history of science, because inside the building one can see the mark of the local point that was used to measure the Struve Geodetic Arc. The Arc was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.

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