observatory

     

An observatory is a location use for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Historically, observatories were as simple as containing an astronomical sextant (for measuring the distance between stars) or Stonehenge (which has some alignments on astronomical phenomena).

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  • An astronomical viewing facility, or Henry Fountain's column in Tuesday's Science Times
  • A building that houses a telescope
  • Gustave Eiffel of tower fame also designed a nice dome for this type of building used by astronomers
  • The official residence for the V.P. of the U.S. is on the grounds of the USNO, the United States Naval this

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