Cincinnati Observatory (Ohio)
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- Cincinnati Observatory website, viewed February 12, 2009:home page (Cincinnati Observatory; Cincinnati Observatory Center; Cincinnati, Ohio)
- home page, etcetera (mission is to promote the study and practice of 21st century astronomy and science; in 1842, Cincinnati professor Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel began raising money for the a telescope and an observatory building; he purchased an 11-inch Merz and Mahler refractor telescope and it was shipped via New Orleans, up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to downtown Cincinnati; the observatory originally sat on four acres of land donated by Nicholas Longworth at the top of Mt. Adams and was dedicated on November 9, 1843; to get away from the pollution of downtown, the telescope moved in 1873 to a new settlement renamed Mt. Lookout in honor of the new observatory; the four acres of land were donated by Board member John Kilgour, who also donated $10,000 to the construction; architect Samuel Hannaford designed the Greek revival building before then designing Cincinnati's Music Hall and City Hall; in 1979 the Observatory formally became part of the Physics Department of the University of Cincinnati to be used for public education as well as for research by graduate students; 3489 Observatory Place, Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 ( (Cincinnati Observatory website, viewed October 26, 2016:) )
- LC data base, 9-25-86(heading: Cincinnati. University. Observatory; usage: Cincinnati Observatory)
- LCCN 05-21495: Adams, J.Q. An oration delivered before the Cincinnati astronomical society, 1843(heading: Cincinnati. University. Observatory)
- LCCN 05-21495: Adams, J.Q. An oration delivered before the Cincinnati astronomical society, 1843(hdg.: Cincinnati. University. Observatory)
- LC data base, 9-25-86(hdg.: Cincinnati. University. Observatory; usage: Cincinnati Observatory)
- Cincinnati Observatory WWW site, Feb. 12, 2009:home page (Cincinnati Observatory; Cincinnati Observatory Center; Cincinnati, Ohio)
Wikipedia description:
The Cincinnati Observatory, known locally as Mt. Lookout Observatory, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio (United States) on top of Mount Lookout. It consists of two observatory buildings housing an 11-inch (28 cm) and 16 inch (41 cm) aperture refracting telescope. It is the oldest professional observatory in the United States. It was a key facility for astronomical research and education at the University of Cincinnati, which currently owns the observatory. It currently operates as a 19th-century observatory. There are regular viewings through both historical telescopes as well as tours and additional programs. The observatory also has an extensive outreach program, providing astronomical education for the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana region. The Cincinnati Observatory is a contributing property to the Observatory Historic District.
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