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  2. Perrott's Folly - Wikipedia

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    Perrott's Folly, grid reference, also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower, built in 1758. It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham , United Kingdom.

  3. Royal Observatory - Wikipedia

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  4. List of astronomical observatories - Wikipedia

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    Royal Observatory, Greenwich: 1675 Greenwich, England, UK Royal Observatory, Edinburgh: 1896 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Roque de los Muchachos Observatory: 1979 (officially inaugurated in 1985) La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Rosemary Hill Observatory: Bronson, Florida, US Rozhen Observatory: 1981 Peak Rozhen, Bulgaria Rutherford Observatory: 1920s

  5. Inside Number One Observatory Circle, the often overlooked ...

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    Inside Number One Observatory Circle, the often overlooked but stunning residence where every vice president has lived since 1977 bweiss@businessinsider.com (Brennan Weiss,Melissa Wiley) August 17 ...

  6. Category:Astronomical observatories in England - Wikipedia

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  7. Royal Observatory, Edinburgh - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. List of largest optical telescopes in the 19th century

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    Great Dorpat Refractor (Fraunhofer) Dorpat/Tartu Observatory: 24 cm (9.6") achromat: Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire / now Tartu, Estonia: 1824 [39] [40] Van Monckhoven Telescope 23 cm refractor Ghent, Belgium, UGENT Observatory Armand Pien 1880 Sheepshanks Equatorial of Royal Greenwich Observatory [33] 17 cm (6.7") achromat

  9. Shepherd Gate Clock - Wikipedia

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    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 ...