Uppsala University - Nations at Uppsala University, Uppsala University People, Uppsala Astronomical Observatory (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Nations at Uppsala University, Uppsala University people, Uppsala Astronomical Observatory, List of Uppsala University people, Uppsala University Hospital, Uplands nation, Chancellor of Uppsala University, Uppsala University Library, Matariki Network of Universities, Rundata, UAO-DLR Asteroid Survey, Norrlands nation, Vastgota nation, Jan Czekajewski, List of Uppsala University nations, Juvenalorden, Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey, Sodermanlands-Nerikes nation, Stockholms nation, Smalands nation, Uppsala, Gastrike-Halsinge nation, Ostgota nation, Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, Varmlands nation, Vastmanlands-Dala Nation, Uppsala, Gotlands nation, Kalmar nation, Uppsala, Linneska institutet, Kvistaberg Observatory, Goteborgs nation, Linnaean Garden, Orphei Drangar, Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala Programme for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Gustavianum, Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, Paleontological Museum of Uppsala University, Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy, Swedish Linnaeus Society, Birkarlarna, Uppsala University Coin Cabinet, Pharmaceutical Students Association, Uppsala, List of students of Linnaeus, Uppsala Student Union, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, Royal Academic Orchestra, Juvenals, Ekonomikum. Excerpt: Uppsala University (Swedish: ) is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in Europe. The university rose to pronounced significance during the rise of Sweden as a great power at the end of the 16th century and was then given a relative financial stability with the large donation of King Gustavus Adolphus in the early 17th centu...