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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES .

Marburg, Germany .

Sternwarte.

Longitude from Greenwich , 35 m 5 s B.

Latitude, 50° 48' 40.9" N.

Director : Dr. Melde.

Markree, County Sligo, Ireland .

Markree Observatory.

Longitude from Greenwich , 33 m 48.4 s W.

Latitude, 54° 10' 31.S" E.

Directors: E. J. Cooper, 1832-1863.

W. Doberck, 1875.

Founded by E. EL Cooper, M. P., and built in the park of Markree.Marseilles, France .

Observatoire .

Longitude from Greenwich , 21 ra 34.64 s E.

Latitude, 43° 18' 19.1" KDirectors: A. F. Laval, 1702.

E. Perenas, 1728.

G. Saint Jacques de Silvabelle, 1764.

J. J. C. Shulis, 1793.

-Blanpaint, 1811.

J. F. A. Gambart, 1822.

B. Yalz, 1835.

E. Stephan, 1868.

The Society of Jesus had an observatory at their College of SainteCroix, founded 1702. In 1849 this scientific institution was taken inhand by the ministery of marine. It is a three-story building, longestfrom east to west, erected on the summit of the Butte des Moulins. In1797 this observatory was repaired. A new establishment was erectedin 1869 on the hill of Longchamps, to supplement the work at the Paris observatory. The instruments are distributed in separate apartments.

Melbourne , Victoria.

Melbourne Observatory.

Longitude from Greenwich , 9 h 39 m 54.8” E.

Latitude, 37° 49' 53.4" S.

Director: It. L. J. Ellery, F. B. S., F. E. A. S.

Proposed first in 1853, and established, to begin with, at Williams'town. Transferred to Melbourne in 1861, Building completed in 1863,'