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Wast Hills Observatory: 1982 Birmingham, England, UK Weaver Student Observatory: 1998 Monterey, California, US Weitkamp Observatory: 1955 Westerville, Ohio, US West Mountain Observatory: 1981 West Mountain, Utah, US Whakatane Astronomical Society: 1964 Whakatāne, New Zealand Whitin Observatory: 1901 Wellesley, Massachusetts, US Widener ...
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The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE) is an astronomical institution located on Blackford Hill in Edinburgh. The site is owned by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The ROE comprises the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) of STFC, the Institute for Astronomy of the School of Physics and Astronomy of the University of ...
Number One Observatory Circle, the official residence of the vice president of the United States since 1974, is pictured on October 28, 2016. Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images ...
The Shepherd Gate Clock at the entrance to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. It shows Greenwich Mean Time all year round. The Shepherd Gate Clock ( 51°28′41″N 0°00′05″W / 51.4779315°N 0.0014052°W / 51.4779315; -0.0014052 ( Shepherd Gate Clock ) ) is mounted on the wall outside the gate of the Royal Observatory ...
1576 – Royal Danish Astronomical Observatory Uraniborg at Hven by Tycho Brahe 1577–80 – Taqi al-Din invents a mechanical astronomical clock that measures time in seconds, one of the most important innovations in 16th-century practical astronomy, as previous clocks were not accurate enough to be used for astronomical purposes.