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tions, both branches remaining under the direction of Professor Donati,the meteorological division being represented in Florence by his assist-ant, Prof. Costantinus Pittei.
Donati having died on February 20, 1872, the charge of the new ob-servatory was given to Prof. Domenico Gipoletti, formerly Donati’sassistant in the astronomical course, who held it until the followingMay, when he began to fail. The observatory at Arcetri was provisionallyconfided to Professor Pittei, until June 1, 1875, when Signor Gug-lielmo Tempel was called as astronomer, which position he still retains,and Professor Pittei thereupon assumed the definite direction of theobservatory of the Museum, re-organized under special direction, andentirely separated from the observatory at Arcetri .
Private Observatory.
Longitude from Greenwich, 34 m 47.1 s E.
Latitude, 50° 7' 3" E.
Authority for longitude and latitude: A. Lancaster, Liste Gene raledes Observatoires et Astronomes, 1887.
Director : Dr. Epstein.
Longitude from Greenwich, l h 7 m 35.5 s W.
Latitude, 32° 37 / 46" ST.
Authority for longitude and latitude: Connaissance des Temps, 1884,
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Director:
Galatz, Eoumania.
Private Observatory.
Longitude from Greenwich, l 1 ' 52 m 14 s E.
Latitude, 45° 26' 12" K
Authority for longitude and latitude: Connaissance des Temps, 1884,p. xxix.
Director:
Geneva, Savitzerland.
Observatoire de Geneve.
Longitude from Greenwich, 24 m 36.77 s E.Latitude, 46° IP 58.8" N.