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At the lecture, Mitchel proposed the construction of an observatory in Cincinnati. He hoped to raise $7,500 ( about $240,000 today ) by selling shares in the Cincinnati Astronomical Society for ...
For a time, Cincinnati lost his inspirational presence. In 1859, Mitchel accepted the position of astronomer of the Dudley Observatory in Albany, New York , a position which he held until 1861, [ 6 ] where he continued his pioneering work on the development of telegraphic determination of longitude .
The Cincinnati Observatory, known locally as Mt. Lookout Observatory, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States) on top of Mount Lookout. It consists of two observatory buildings housing an 11-inch (28 cm) and 16 inch (41 cm) aperture refracting telescope. It is the oldest professional observatory in the United States. [3]
The Observatory Historic District is a historic portion of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Centered around the Cincinnati Observatory and strung largely along a single street, the district has been named a historic district by both local and federal historic preservation agencies. Houses on the western side of the ...
The moon and Saturn will 'kiss' on Friday. Cincinnati Observatory tells us what to know. Gannett. Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer. May 28, 2024 at 2:59 PM.
The Cincinnati Observatory is the first public observatory and houses one of the oldest working telescopes in the world. One of the city's most prized possessions is housed at the Cincinnati ...
Name/Observatory Aperture cm (in) Type Location then (Original Site) Extant* Harvard Great Refractor, Harvard College Observatory [15] 38 cm (15") achromat: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA: 1847 Merz und Mahler (Mitchell cupola), Cincinnati Observatory: 28 cm (11") achromat: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA: 1843 West Point Observatory 9.75 inch Fitz equatorial
As of the census of 2020, there were 5,173 people living in the neighborhood. There were 2,292 housing units. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 91.3% White, 1.6% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.