Observatories Collection

CAMBRIDGE OBSERVATORY
An exterior view of the Cambridge Observatory. Date: 1895

Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Royal Observatory, with its dome to the forefront of the postcard

Hipparchus / Figuier
HIPPARCHUS/ASTRONOMER Greek astronomer who flourished 146 - 127 BC

Alexandria Observatory
Alexandria observatory : an astronomer using a pre- telescopic sighting instrument

Astronomy / Greenwich 1911
GREENWICH OBSERVATORY The Astronomer Royal, Mr Frank Dyson, taking a reading with an altazimuth (a theodolite for determining the altitudes and azimuths of the heavens)

Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich Royal Observatory " belonging to the Kings Professor of Astronomy", showing Greenwich Park in the foreground and ships on the Thames to the left

Ticket to Empire State Observatories, New York, USA Date: 1953

Empire State Building Observatories, publicity leaflet Date: early 1950s

Cover design, Empire State Building Observatories - Where the Whole World Meets Date: early 1950s

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial
The great equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. 1880

Greenwich Observatory - Great Equatorial 1861
The Great Equatorial telescope in the dome, Greenwich Observatory. Date: 1861

OBSERVATORY AT PULKOVO
Russian government observatory at Pulkovo Date: 1888

GREENWICH ROYAL OBSERVATORY A young well-dressed couple admire the magnetic clock outside Greenwich Royal Observatory. Date: 19th Century

OXFORD OBSERVATORY
The Observatory, Oxford. Date: 1821

Peking Observatory
Chinese armillary sphere of the 13th century outside the Peking observatory Date: 1888

Victoria Observatory, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
Victoria Observatory, Observatory Hill, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1920

Total solar eclipse in England, 1927
Diagram explaining the science behind the solar eclipse due to be witnessed in England on 29 June 1927. This was to be the first total solar eclipse seen in England for 200 years. 1927

The Berlin Observatory, Germany. It was designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and opened in 1835

Founding of the Paris Observatory
Scene at the founding of the Paris Observatoire, near the Luxembourg Palace. It was fostered by Colbert and favoured by Louis XIV. Date: 1667

China - Peking Observatory. The Beijing Ancient Observatory
Lantern slide of Peking (Beijing) Observatory. The Beijing Ancient Observatory - a pretelescopic observatory located in Beijing, China

Johannes Hevelius depicted in his nightclothes looking at the sky through his telescope in his observatory in Gdansk.. From: Selenographia | Johannis Hevelii Selenographia, sive

Mount Wilson, California
150 foot tower telescope, Mt Wilson observatory, Mount Wilson, California, America

Rosses Giant Telescope
William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse, built his giant telescope, known as the Leviathan, at Parsonstown, near Dublin and with it made several important discoveries. Date: 1845

Observing Room / Greenwich
GREENWICH OBSERVATORY The old observing room

Greenwich Observ. 1710
The Royal Observatory in Flamsteeds time, facing east; the Thames can be glimpsed on the left

Observatory / Feldhausen
Sir John Herschels Observatory at Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope

Greenwich Obs / Gt Equat
The great equatorial

Greenwich Obs / Geometrie
A view of Greenwich Observatory

Evanston Observatory
Observatory at the Northwestern University, Evanston, Idaho, USA, showing its dome with ivy around the base

PTOLEMAIUS
Claudius Ptolemaius at Alexandria Observatory

Astronomy / Observatory
Professor Percival Lowell in the observatory he built at Flagstaff, Arizona

Peking Observatory
Cross-section of the observatory, showing globes, quadrants and other observational equipment

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