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Paris Observatory
Paris Observatory The national observatory of France, founded in 1667, and the first national observatory of any country. G. D.
Cassini was its first head. In 1926 it took over Meudon Observatory, 9 km to the south of Paris, founded in 1876 for solar studies. Paris Observatory also operates the
Nançay Radio Astronomy Observatory. http://www.obspm.fr/
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Observatory Renovation Is No Walk in the Park; ...Griffith Observatory Puts Trust in American Moving & Storage to Handle Historic Artifacts and Complex Machinery, Making Renovation Possible.
PR Newswire; 10/31/2002; 700+ words
; ...presented. About Griffith Observatory Opened in 1935, Griffith Observatory is one of the best-known and most visited public observatories in the world. Operated by...Recreation and Parks, the Observatory welcomed nearly 70 million...
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Observatory looks to sky 151 years later.(Life-Discovery)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...the inauguration of Albany's Dudley Observatory. At one point, he raised his finger...Now, 151 years later, the Dudley Observatory is still in orbit, promoting astronomical...made again. On that night, the Dudley Observatory will hold a gala at the Albany Institute...
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HK Observatory lays time capsule in 120th anniversary
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/2/2003; 502 words
; HK Observatory lays time capsule in 120th anniversary...KONG, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) placed Sunday a time capsule...documentary TV series jointly produced by the observatory and Radio & Television Hong Kong, a...
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Observatory makeover nears
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 1/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; Observatory makeover nears $66 MILLION PROJECT...years and double its size. Griffith Observatory, which has linked this star-struck...to-earth makeover. The art deco observatory will close Sunday for a three-year...
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Merang Observatory needs funds
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/24/2000; ; 613 words
; ...STF) - Merang observatory, located about...is one of two observatories in the country...Sheikh Tahir Observatory in Penang. But these observatories do not have main...said the Merang Observatory was built in...
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Griffith Observatory in L.A. to Close
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Title: Griffith Observatory in L.A. to Close [image omitted] LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Griffith Observatory, which has linked this star- struck...earth makeover. The art deco observatory will close Sunday for a three...
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Griffith Observatory to Get Makeover
News Wire article from: AP Online; 1/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Title: Griffith Observatory to Get Makeover [image omitted] LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Griffith Observatory, which has linked this star- struck...to- earth makeover. The art deco observatory will close Sunday for a three-year...
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Remodeled observatory reopens
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ANGELES -- The landmark Griffith Observatory overlooking the city from atop the...recent news conference announcing the observatory's Nov. 3 reopening date. Backdrop for many movies The observatory has provided a backdrop for many...
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Allegheny Observatory provides view of the heavens
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 5/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...public viewing season at the Allegheny Observatory, where its three domes open on clear...Lou Coban, an administrator at the observatory, as he describes the spectacular view...favored sighting. But the Allegheny Observatory offers more than a celestial circus...
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Griffith Observatory Reopens November 3, 2006 - "By Reservation Only" - After Four-Year Renovation and Expansion Project.
Business Wire; 10/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...Angeles Icon LOS ANGELES -- Griffith Observatory officially reopens its doors to the...Mayor of the City of Los Angeles. The Observatory has been closed since January 6, 2002...operates the facility, and Friends Of The Observatory (FOTO), the Observatory's non...
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Observatories, Space-Based
Book article from: Space Sciences
...2010. The Great Observatories While the Hubble...famous space observatory, it is far from...four "Great Observatories" studying the...the four Great Observatories, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), was...
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Observatories
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
...the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D...rapid expansion of observatories. By 1904, when George...established the Mount Wilson Observatory near Pasadena, California...the advocates of observatories initially based their...Cincinnati and Harvard observatory projects started as...
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observatory
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...astronomical observatories. The Astronomical Observatory The function...articles on specific observatories. Development of the Astronomical Observatory Early civilizations...space-based observatories (see observatory, orbiting...
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Observatories, Astronomical
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...some twenty-five observatories complete with refracting...the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D...railroads used the observatory's time. Eventually...forced the Naval Observatory to build a second...After the Civil War, observatories became a common addition...
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orbiting observatory
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...emphasis on space-based observatories. The U.S. Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO) program, comprising...earliest series of orbiting observatories; it studied the sun...The Orbiting Geophysical Observatory (OGO) program consisted...
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