ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES.

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Directors : Rev. T. Kerr, 1868.

J. E. Otjllum, 1875.

Established by the London Meteorological Office in 1868 as an observ-atory of the first order.

Venice, Italy .

Observatory of the Naval Institute.

Longitude from Greenwich , 49™ 22.12 s E.

Latitude, 45° 26' 8.5" N.

Directors: B. von Wullersdorf-TJrbair, 1840.

E. Millosevich, 1874.

Established about 1840.

Verona, Italy .Osservatorio.

Longitude from Greenwich , 43"’ 56 s E.

Latitude, 45° 26' 8" N.

Authority for longitude and latitude: Ingen. geogr. 1837. In Connais-sance des Temps, 1884, p. xxxv.

Director: -.

Vienna, Austria. (See Wien .)

Vilna , Russia.

Astronomichesliaia Observatoria.

Longitude from Greenwich , l 1 ' 41™ 11.9 s E.

Latitude, 54° 41' N.

Authority for longitude and latitude: Slavinski: “ AstrouomischeNachrichhen,” Vols. V and vnr.

Directors: M. O. Poczobiit, 1764.

J. B. VON Sniadecki, 1808.

P. Slavinski, 1S24.

M. Klousciinevitcii, 1841.

G. A. VON Fuss, 1848.

G. Sabler, 1854.

Col. Peter Smysloff, 1867.

It appears that this observatory had already existed for some timewhen iu 1764 Poczobut restored it and replaced its instruments. Itslabors, suspended during the revolution, were not resumed until 1802.Instruments :

(b) Meridian transit instrument: Maker, Eamsden, in 1777 ; aperture,4inches; magnifying power 40 diameters.