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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES.

II. Sternivarte des Herrn L. Eildesheimer.

Longitude from Greenwich, -.

Latitude, -.

Director: L. Hildesheimer.

Open, Austria-Hungary. ( See Budapest .)

O-Gyalla, Hungary .

Astro-physikalisches Observatorium.

Longitude from Greenwich, l h 12 m 45.59 s E.

Latitude , 47° 52' 43.4" N.

Director: Dr. N. DE Konkoly.

Olmutz, Austria .

Sternivarte.

The observatory at Olmutz w T as owned by the Ritter von Un-krechtsrerg, with Dr. J. Schmidt (later at Athens) as director.With the owner’s death, in 1869, the observatory was discontinued.

Oxford , England.

I. Radcliffe Observatory.

Longitude from Greenwich , 5 m 2.G’* W.

Latitude, 51° 45' 35" N.

Directors: T. Hornsby , 1771.

A. Robertson, 1810.

S. P. Rigaud, 1827.

M. J. Johnson, 1839.

R. Main, 1860.

E. J. Stone, 1878,

Founded in 1772 by the trustees of Dr. John Radcliffe , on grounddonated by the Duke of Marlborough. A large tower containinglibrary, etc., and two wings, east and west, for meridian instruments,computing-rooms, etc. Detached buildings for equatorial instruments.Dwelling-house for the director.

II. Oxford University Observatory (Savilian Observatory).

Longitude from Greenwich , 5 m 0.4 s W.

Latitude, 51° 45' 34.2" N.

Director: C. Pritchard.

Founded in 1873.