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portrait -rrb- by willem bartel van der kooi -lrb- 1827 27 august 1828 franeker , netherlands dronrijp , dutch republic eise eisinga 21 february 1744 willem bartel van der kooi - eise eisinga.jpg eise eisinga
 eise jeltes eisinga
eise eisinga

eise jeltes eisinga -lrb- 21 february 1744 -- 27 august 1828 -rrb- was a frisian amateur astronomer who built the eise eisinga planetarium in his house in franeker , frisia province in the netherlands .
the orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the world .
