de DOREL ZUGRAVESCU
Observatorul astronomic din Bucuresti
THE PERMANENT STATION FOR THE EARTH TIDES RECORDING CRACIUNESTI-DEVA
Abstract
Located at about 25 km North – North – East of Deva and with
geographical coordinates
= 46°01' North latitude
=
22°53' East Greenwich longitude
the station Craciunesti – Deva is arranged in the compact andesite of
an extinct volcano, at 600 m from the entrance in a blind gallery, at about
200 m underground and at 470 m over the sea level.
The paper presents firstly, the way the station was choosen, and then the way
it was arranged.