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Armagh Observatory Histories A Short HistoryC.J. ButlerAn Historical AccountJ.L.E. DreyerArmagh Observatory 1790-1967Patrick Moore Architecture and Archives Architectural HistoryHistorical ArchivesRare and Antiquarian Book Collection Meridian MarkersImages from the ArchivesDome and Telescope Restoration Historical Instruments Quadrant by SissonTroughton EquatorialCup Anemometer Calver TelescopeGrubb 15 inch...Library, archives, outreach programs.
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Supporting research and education in astronomy, astrophysics and the history of astronomy [Home AboutUs Calendar Collections Education Events History SkyWatch SiteMap+Index] Dudley Observatory 107 Nott Terrace Suite 201 Schenectady, NY 12308 (518)382-7583 info@dudleyobservatory.org The Dudley Observatory, chartered by the State...Early astronomy at the University of Virginia.
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History of the Leander J. McCormick Observatory Jefferson did not see those plans come to fruition during his lifetime, in 1877 Leander J. McCormick donated a 26-inch telescope to the University, and an observatory, which now bears the name of its benefactor, was built to house it...From calendar reform in 1582 to modern telescopes in Arizona
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History of the Vatican Observatory Page 1 In its historical roots and traditions the Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical institutes in the world. For the first foreshadowing of the Observatory can be traced to the constitution by Pope Gregory XIII of a committee to...