History of Astronomy

History of Astronomy: Observatories and other places

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General items

Pictures of American observatories
From PhotoNet, a database containing scanned images from the California Institute of Technology Archives

Cross-references for proper names

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Proper name                         Place
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Archenhold-Sternwarte               Berlin

Astronomical Data Center            Greenbelt

Astronomical Observatory of
   Collurania                       Teramo

Astronomisches Rechen-Institut      Heidelberg

Bureau des Longitudes               Paris

Carter Observatory                  Wellington

Chabot Observatory                  Oakland

Detroit Observatory                 Ann Arbor

Leander McCormick Observatory       Charlottesville

David Dunlap Observatory            Toronto

Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt
   Observatory                      Jubilee

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory  Victoria

Drake Observatory                   Des Moines

Five College Astronomy Department   Amherst

Goddard Space Flight Center         Greenbelt

Goodsell Observatory                Northfield

Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
   Astrophysics                     Cambridge, MA

Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics  Victoria

Hopkins Observatory                 Williamstown

Kiepenheuer-Institut für
   Sonnenphysik                     Freiburg

Kirkwood Observatory                Bloomington

Konkoly Observatory                 Budapest

Kuffner Observatory                 Vienna

Ladd Observatory                    Providence

Leander McCormick Observatory       Charlottesville

Lick Observatory                    Mount Hamilton

Linden Observatory                  Kingswood

Lowell Observatory                  Flagstaff

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy  Heidelberg

McDonald Observatory                Fort Davis

North Moor Observatory              Peoria

Observatoire de la Côte
   d'Azur                           Nice

Observatorio Astronomico Nacional   Sierra San Pedro Martir

Observatorium Wendelstein           Bayrischzell

Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera   Merate and Milan

Osservatorio Astronomico
   di Capodimonte                   Naples

Perkins Observatory                 Delaware

Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory    Richland

Rundetaarn (The Round Tower)        Copenhagen

Sacramento Peak Observatory         Sunspot

Southern Cross Astronomical
   Observatory                      Miami

Sternwarte Bogenhausen              Munich

Stonehenge: see Topics/Archaeoastronomy

Stull Observatory                   Alfred

The University of Michigan
   Detroit Observatory              Ann Arbor

U.S. Naval Observatory              Washington

Van Vleck Observatory               Middletown

Washburn Observatory                Madison

Warner and Swasey Observatory       Cleveland

Yerkes Observatory                  Williams Bay
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Individual countries, observatories and places

For the homepages of the following observatories see Astronomy.

Africa
- Africa
- African Skies
  A planetarium program
Alexandria
- History of Mathematics: Alexandria
Alfred, New York, USA
- Stull Observatory
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
- Five College Astronomy Department
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- The University of Michigan Detroit Observatory
Argentina: see La Plata
Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Armagh Observatory
- Armagh Planetarium
- Scientific Instruments [at Armagh Observatory] and Their Related Correspondence by John McFarland
  Paper from LISA-II, ESO Garching, 10-12 May 1995
Armenia: see Byurakan
Asia
- Asia
- Ancient cultures of Asia (20 Oct 1997: disappeared) (collected writings of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class)
- see also China / Japan
Auckland, New Zealand
- The Astronomical History of the Auckland Province, by R. A. McIntosh and John Grigg
  From The Amateur Astronomer, Vol. 17, No. 2, May 1957, p. 20-22; No. 3, Dec. 1957, p. 40-42; Vol. 18, No. 1, June 1958, p. 3-6; No. 2, Dec. 1958, p. 20-23; No. 3, May 1959, p. 46-48; No. 4, Dec. 1959, p. 60-65.
Austin: see Fort Davis
Australia
- Australia
  
  Mainly on the astronomy of the aborigines.
- The Ancient Australians, writing of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class (20 Oct 1997: disappeared)
- see also Brisbane / Epping / Kingswood / Mount Stromlo / Perth
Austria (Österreich): see Innsbruck / Vienna
Bayrischzell, Germany
- Observatorium Wendelstein
Besançon, France
- Observatoire de Besançon (in French)
Berlin, Germany
- Astronomy in Berlin, by Brian Daugherty
- A brief History of Astronomy in Berlin and the Wilhelm-Foerster-Observatory (Or see German version.)
- Die Astronomie im geteilten Berlin (in German)
- Vom Kalender-Patent zum Astrophysikalischen Institut Potsdam - eine Chronik (in German)
- Berlin and Potsdam (Removed from the Web)
- Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik: Überblick über alle Mitglieder des Instituts (in German)
  
  All staff members since 1968.
- Institut für Astronomie und Astrophysik: Überblick über die Abschlüsse am Institut (in German)
  
  Habilitationen, Dissertationen, Diplomarbeiten
- Archenhold-Sternwarte (in German)
- Archenhold-Sternwarte (in German)
- Wie das Riesenfernrohr entstand, von Dieter B. Herrmann (in German)
  About the history of the Archenhold (Treptow) Observatory.
- The Berlin Trade Exhibition of 1896 (Or see German version.)
  With short information about the history of the Archenhold (Treptow) Observatory.
- Wilhelm-Foerster-Sternwarte: Festschrift zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum (in German)
- see also Heidelberg: Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
Birr, Ireland
- Birr Castle Demesne (Homepage)
- Birr Castle Demesne (Information)
- Lord Rosse and the Birr Castle Telescopes, by Sean McGibbon (13 Jul 1999: contents deleted, refers to the Birr Castle homepage.)
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
- Indiana University Astronomy Department / Kirkwood Observatory
Bogenhausen, Germany: see Munich
Bologna, Italy
- Astronomical Observatory
- Iconographic archives
  Illustrate the history of science and technology at the University of Bologna, including astronomy. E.g., type in "astronomia" as subject.
Bonn, Germany
- Ehemalige Sternwarte der Universität Bonn (in German)
Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Astronomy in Bosnia
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Astronomy at Boston University
Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Sommers-Bausch Observatory
Brisbane, Australia
- Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium
Brorfelde: see Copenhagen
Budapest, Hungary
- Konkoly Observatory
Burgdorf, Switzerland
- URANIA Observatory
Byurakan, Armenia
- Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory
Cagliari, Punta Sa Menta and Carloforte, Italy
- Cagliari Astronomical Observatory
- Direttori della Stazione Astronomica di Carloforte (in Italian)
Calar Alto: see Heidelberg
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Institute for Space Reasearch (ISR), Department of Physics & Astronomy, The University of Calgary
Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Institute of Astronomy
- HM Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO)
- Lucasian Chair of Mathematics
  Held by Newton, Airy, Hawking, and others.
- A Brief History of The Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at Cambridge University
- Trinity College
  where Newton wrote Principia
- Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge
  Including astronomy
- Cambridge through the centuries
  Including astronomy
- see also Greenwich
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Women Astronomers at Harvard at the Turn of the Century, by Michele Nichols and Margaretha Warnicke
- Radio Astronomy Group, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science
  For astrophysical research see especially "The Bruno Rossi Era".
Canada
- see Calgary / Hamilton / London, ON / Toronto / Victoria
- see also North America
Cape Town, South Africa
- South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
Carloforte: see Cagliari
Catania, Italy
- Catania Astrophysical Observatory and Institute of Astronomy of Catania University
Champaign, Illinois, USA
- University of Illinois Observatory
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1792-1975
- History of the Physics Department, 1792-1944
  Including astronomy
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Leander McCormick Observatory
Chicago: see Williams Bay
China
- The Ancient Chinese, writing of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class (20 Oct 1997: disappeared)
- Asia: China
- History of Mathematics: China
  Including astronomy
- The Jesuits in China
  Including astronomical works by Adam Schall von Bell and A. P. Ferdinand Verbiest
- see also Hong Kong
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Cincinnati Observatory Center
  Formerly: University of Cincinnati Observatory
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Warner and Swasey Observatory, Case Western Reserve University
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- Melton Memorial Observatory (See also here.)
- Old Observatory
Columbus, Ohio, USA: see Delaware
Copenhagen (København, Kopenhagen), Denmark
- Copenhagen University Observatory
- Rundetaarn (The Round Tower)
- Tycho Brahe Planetarium
Cracow (Kraków, Krakau), Poland
- Obserwatorium Astronomiczne Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
Czech Republic
- see Prague
- see also Slovakia
Delaware, Ohio, USA
- "Big Ear" Radio Observatory (See also Past Projects.)
- We Wait and Wonder, by John Kraus
  Reminiscences about "Big Ear" Radio Observatory and SETI.
- Perkins Observatory
- A Short History of Perkins Observatory, by Earl W. Phillips, Jr.
  from EJASA, the Electronic Journal of the Astronomical Society of the Atlantic, Vol. 3, No. 7 - Febr. 1992
Denmark: see Copenhagen
- Centuries of Astronomy: Astronomy in Denmark, by Erling Poulsen
- See also: Copenhagen
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Drake Observatory
Detroit: see Ann Arbor
Dublin, Ireland
- 5 Merrion Square
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies and School of Cosmic Physics
Ecuador: see Quito
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
- City Observatory
Egypt (including Ancient Egypt)
- Africa: Egypt
- The Sun-ray origin of the Pyramids by James Nasmyth
- Checklist of Nineteenth-century "studio photographs" of Egypt in the Archive of the Griffith Institute. Part 3
  See No.52, Nakht, Scribe and Astronomer of the god Amun
England: see United Kingdom
Epping, Australia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Division of Radiophysics
Europe
- Europe
Finland: see Helsinki
Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- Lowell Observatory
Fort Davis, Texas, USA
- McDonald Observatory
France: see Lyon / Marseille / Meudon / Montpellier / Nice / Paris / Pic du Midi / Toulouse
Freiburg, Germany
- Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik (in German)
Fuldatal - Rothwesten: see Rothwesten
Georgia (Georgien)
- The unknown history of Georgian astronomy, by Irakli Simonia
Germany: see Bayrischzell / Berlin / Bonn / Freiburg / Görlitz / Göttingen / Greifswald / Hamburg / Heidelberg / Heilbronn / Jena / Karlsruhe / Kassel / Kiel / Munich / Osnabrück / Ottobeuren / Potsdam / Radebeul / Remplin / Rothwesten / Tübingen / Wertheim
Görlitz, Germany
- Scultetushaus mit Arachne (in German) (17 Oct 1997: disappeared)
Gotha, Germany
- Astronomie in Gotha (in German)
Göttingen, Germany
- Universitäts-Sternwarte (University Observatory)
- The Solar Tower
Great Britain: see United Kingdom
Greece (including Ancient Greece)
- Greek Astronomy
- Greek Astronomy (extra)
- Greek Mathematics: Astronomical-Mathematical Collection
  including: Ptolemy, Almagest
- History of Mathematics: Greece
  Including astronomy
- Greek Science
  Including astronomy
- Early Greek Science: Thales to Plato by Michael Fowler
  Including astronomy
- Greek Demonstration: The Return of Odysseus and the Elements of Euclid by Andrew Wiesner
  Including astronomy
Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
- Astronomical Data Center
- Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenwich, United Kingdom
- Royal Greenwich Observatory (see also: The Tercentenary Sundial and the Greenwich Water Tanks)
- Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives, Cambridge University Library
Greifswald, Germany
- Development of astronomy in Greifswald - Short version
- Physics and Physicists in Greifswald
- The Fangenturm - astronomy's place of birth in Greifswald
- History of astronomy in Greifswald - 18th century
- History of astronomy in Greifswald - 19th century
- History of astronomy in Greifswald - 20th century
Hamburg, Germany
- Hamburger Sternwarte (in German)
- Hamburg Observatory: Buildings & Telescopes
  Also about their history; partly under construction.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- History of the W.J. McCallion Planetarium
Hawaii
- Origins of Astronomy in Hawaii, by Walter Steiger
- Haleakala Observatories
- The Ancient Hawaiians, writing of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class (20 Oct 1997: disappeared)
Heidelberg, Germany
- Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) (in German)
  Up to 1945 situated in Berlin.
- Landessternwarte Heidelberg (in German)
- Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
Heilbronn, Germany
- Robert-Mayer-Volks- und Schulsternwarte Heilbronn (in German)
Helsinki, Finland
- Observatory, University of Helsinki (See also here and here.)
Herstmonceux Castle in Sussex: see Greenwich
Hong Kong, China
- Hong Kong Observatory
- History of Hong Kong Time Service
Hungary
- Forty-five years of public observatories in Hungary
- see also Budapest
Hven (Ven), Sweden
- Island of Hven
  From 1575 to 1597 dedicated to the observatory of Tycho Brahe
- Tycho Brahe's Castle, Uraniborg, and his Observatory, Stjärneborg
India
- Ancient India's Contribution to Astronomy
- The Context of Vedic India, writing of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class (20 Oct 1997: disappeared)
Innsbruck, Austria
- Institute of Astronomy
Ireland: see Birr / Dublin
Istanbul, Turkey
- Istanbul University Observatory
- Istanbul University Observatory (in Turkish; longer version)
Italy: see Bologna / Cagliari / Catania / Merate / Milan / Naples / Padova / Palermo / Pisa / Rome / Teramo / Torino / Trieste / Vatican City
Japan
- Astronomy in Japan
- A Short Description of Ancient Japanese Culture and Cosmology, by Mitch Stoltz
- see also Kiso / Kyoto
Jena, Germany
- Astronomy in Jena - Brief Historical Survey
- Volkssternwarte Urania (in German)
Jolimont: see Toulouse
Jubilee, Illinois, USA
- Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory
Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruher Sternwarte (in German)
Kassel, Germany
- The First European Observatory in the Modern Era
- Die erste neuzeitliche Sternwarte Europas (in German)
Kiel, Germany
- Kieler Sternwarte (in German)
Kingswood, Australia
- Linden Observatory
  A private observatory.
Kiso, Japan
- Kiso Observatory
Kitt Peak, Arizona, USA: see also Cleveland
Korea,
- A Brief History of Korean Astronomy, by Sanghyeon Ahn (See also this version.)
- History of Astronomy in Korea
- World Beat : Astronomy in Bloom, by Tae Seog Yoon, Wonyong Han, and Myung Gyoon Lee
  A history of astronomy in Korea. From Mercury, May/June 1999.
- Korean History: A Bibliography: Scientific Matters: Astronomy
- The History of Science in Korea from Korea through Pictures (27 June 2002: disappeared)
  Including astronomy
- History of Scientific Development in Korea (Chapter 16.1. of A Window on Korea) (27 June 2002: disappeared)
  Including astronomy
- see also Seoul
København: see Copenhagen
Kraków: see Cracow
Kvistaberg, Sweden
- Kvistaberg Observatory
Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University (in Japanese)
La Plata, Argentina
- La Plata Astronomical Observatory (or see the Spanish version)
Latvia: see Riga
Leiden, The Netherlands
- Sterrewacht Leiden
Lisbon (Lisboa, Lissabon), Portugal
- Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa (in Portuguese, English under construction)
Lithuania: see Moletai / Vilnius
London, Ontario, Canada
- A History of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Western Ontario, by Donald R. Moorcroft (See also Introduction.)
  From Physics in Canada, Vol. 55, No. 4, July/Aug. 1999, p. 159-176
London, UK: see Greenwich
Los Angeles, California, USA
- Griffith Observatory 1950/1996
Lund, Sweden
- Lund Observatory (in Swedish)
Lyon, France
- Petite histoire de l'astronomie à Lyon (in French)
- Les lunettes et telescopes de l'Observatoire de Lyon (in French)
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Washburn Observatory
Madrid, Spain
- Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid (in Spanish)
Manila, Philippines
- Manila Observatory
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
Marseille, France
- Patrimoine et histoire de l'Observatoire de Marseille (in English and French)
  Groupe Patrimoine / History / Old Instruments / Archives / Old Books
Merate, Italy
- La succursale di Merate dell'Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (in Italian)
- see also: Milan
Mesoamerica
- Central America
- See also: Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy
Mesopotamia
- A Guide to Ancient Near Eastern Astronomy (7 Sep 1998: disappeared)
- Mesopotamian Year Names, by Marcel Sigrist and Peter Damerow
Meudon, France
- Observatoire de Meudon (in French)
- see also: Paris
Miami, Florida, USA
- Southern Cross Astronomical Observatory
Middletown, CT, USA
- Van Vleck Observatory, Department of Astronomy
Milan (Milano, Mailand), Italy
- Istituto per ricerche in Fisica Cosmica e Tecnologie Relative (27 Apr 1999: still under construction)
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (in Italian) (Or see here.)
- see also: Merate
Mexico: see Sierra San Pedro Martir
Moletai, Lithuania
- Moletai Observatory (in Lithuanian)
- see also: Vilnius
Mont Blanc: see Paris
Montpellier, France
- Trois Siècles d'Astronomie à Montpellier (in French)
Mount Hamilton, California, USA
- Virtual Tour of Mt. Hamilton and Lick Observatory (Or see here.)
  Including additional information about the observatory and its history.
Mount Stromlo, Australia
- A Short History of Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories
- Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories: Observatory History
- Commonwealth Solar Observatory
- The First Stromlo Up-hill Bicycle Race, by D.W.N. Stibbs
  An Autobiographical Account
- A Wartime Observatory Observed - The Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945, by Tim Sherratt and Anne-Marie Condé
Mount Wilson (near Pasadena), California, USA
- Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO)
- MWO: Historical photographs
- MWO Almanac
  See what happened at MWO on this date!
Munich (München), Germany
- Sternwarte Bogenhausen (in German)
- see also: Bayrischzell
Münster, Germany
- Astronomisches Institut der Universität (in German)
Nacton, (near Ipswich), Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Orwell Park Observatory, maintained by the Orwell Astronomical Society
Nançay: see Paris
Naples (Napoli, Neapel), Italy
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte (in Italian)
Netherlands: see Leiden
New Zealand: see Auckland / Wellington
Newark, New Jersey, USA
- History of the Dreyfuss Planetarium
Nice, France
- Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur (in French)
Norman, Oklahoma, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma
North America
- North America
Northern Ireland: see Armagh; see also United Kingdom
Northfield, Minnesota, USA
- Carleton College / Goodsell Observatory
Norway: see Oslo
Oakland, California, USA
- Chabot Observatory
Ogyalla: see Budapest
Oslo, Norway
- Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
Osnabrück, Germany
- Steinzeit-Sternwarten in Osnabrück? (in German)
- Die astronomische Uhr im Dom (in German)
Østervold: see Copenhagen
Ottobeuren, Germany
- Geschichte der Sternwarte Ottobeuren (in German)
  Public observatory.
Padova, Italy
- Padova Observatory
Palermo, Italy
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo (in Italian)
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo (packed PostScript file)
Palomar Mountain (near San Diego), California, USA
- Palomar Observatory: Historical photographs
Paris, France
- Bureau des Longitudes (in French)
- Institut d'Astrophysique
- Institut d'Astrophysique (in French)
- Paris-Meudon-Nançay Observatory
- Observatoire de Paris-Meudon-Nançay (in French)
- see also: Meudon
Pasadena: see Mount Wilson
Penllergaer, Swansea, South Wales, United Kingdom
- The Penllergaer Observatory, South Wales, UK, by S. J. Wainwright
Peoria, Illinois, USA
- North Moor Observatory
- see also Jubilee
Perth, Australia
- Perth Observatory, by Muriel Utting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- The Flower and Cook Observatory
Philippines: see Manila
Pic du Midi, France
- The Heritage Commission
- Le Pic du Midi de Bigorre : histoire d'une montagne et d'un observatoire astronomique (in French)
- Pic du Midi (in French)
Pisa, Italy
- Specola Pisana
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Allegheny Observatory
Poland
- The History of Astronomical Observatories in Poland
- See also: Cracow / Zielona Góra
Polynesia
- The Ancient Polynesians, writing of a 1995 Ancient Astronomical Cosmology class (20 Oct 1997: disappeared)
Portugal: see Lisbon
Potsdam, Germany
- Förderverein Großer Refraktor Potsdam (in German)
  
  Including information about the Great Refractor of the Astrophysikalisches Observatorium Potsdam
- Vom Kalender-Patent zum Astrophysikalischen Institut Potsdam - eine Chronik (in German)
- Die Geschichte der Potsdamer Astrophysik (in German)
- Sonnenobservatorium Einsteinturm (in German)
- Einsteinturm (Einstein Tower) (Library of Congress entries)
- see also: Berlin
Prague (Praha, Prag), Czech Republic
- Astronomical Institute, Charles University (in Czech)
  Gzipped PostScript file
- The astronomical clock Orloj
- The golden age of astronomy in Prague
- History of Physics in Prague
  Including history of astronomy.
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Ladd Observatory, Brown University
- How Brown's large refractor came into being, by Hendrik J. Gerritsen
Pulkovo, Russia
- Fire at the Pulkovo Observatory
Punta Sa Menta: see Cagliari
Quito, Ecuador
- Observatorio Astronomico de Quito (in Spanish; English and French versions in preparation)
Radebeul, Germany
- Volkssternwarte Radebeul (in German)
Remplin, Germany
- Observatory of Friedrich von Hahn (1742-1805)
Rattlesnake Mountain: see Richland
Richland, Washington, USA
- Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory (6 Dec 1996: The old history page has been deleted, a new page is under construction.)
Richmond, United Kingdom
- The King's Observatory at Richmond
Riga, Latvia
- Institute of Astronomy (8 June 1998: still under construction)
- Latvian Astronomical Society
  Including a short history of the Astronomical Tower of the University of Latvia.
Rome (Roma), Italy
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
- La ricerca astronomica a Roma (in Italian)
- see also: Vatican City
Rothwesten, Germany
- Public Observatory Rothwesten
- Volkssternwarte Rothwesten (in German)
Russia
- History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  Also about astronomers of the Academy.
- See also Pulkovo
Sagamihara, Japan
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)
Saint Veran: see Paris
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Samarkand observatory
- Observatory of Ulugh Beg (photo)
- Observatory of Ulugh Beg (photo)
- Samarkand
  Includes information on the observatory, with photos.
- The Photoalbum: Samarkand
  Includes a photo of the observatory.
- "Old town" - ancient part of Samarkand
  Includes a photo of the observatory.
San Diego, California, USA
- Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
- see also: Palomar Mountain
Santa Cruz: see Mount Hamilton
Seoul, Korea
- Dept. of Astronomy, Seoul National University (or see this other version) (27 June 2002: disappeared)
Siding Spring, Australia: see Mount Stromlo
Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico
- Observatorio Astronómico Nacional
  
  Reference for a brief history
Slovakia: see Tatranska Lomnica
South Africa: see Cape Town
South America
- South America
Southern Africa
- Astronomy in Southern Africa
  Contains some information on history, mainly in the form of files for down-load.
St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Mathematics in St Andrews to 1700
  Including history of James Gregory's observatory.
St. Petersburg: see Pulkovo
Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
- The Observatory of the High School of Stirling (see also the history page)
  The telescope may be of historical interest, but no description is given.
Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm Observatory
Sunspot, New Mexico, USA
- National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak
Sweden: see Hven / Kvistaberg / Lund / Stockholm / Uppsala
Switzerland: see Burgdorf
Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu Observatory (in Estonian, English in preparation)
- Tartu Observatory pictures
Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia
- Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Teramo, Italy
- Osservatorio Astronomico di Colluriana-Teramo
  Astronomical Observatory of Collurania
Torino, Italy
- Astronomical Observatory
Toronto, Canada
- Astronomy Department and David Dunlap Observatory, University of Toronto (Or see here.)
- The Legacy Continues: C. A. Chant and the David Dunlap Observatory, by C. H. Russell
  From RASC Journal, V. 93, No. 1, February 1999.
- Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory
  Made astronomical observations for time calibrations.
Toulouse, France
- Toulouse Observatory in Jolimont
- Observatoire de Toulouse à Jolimont (in French)
Trieste, Italy
- Astronomical Observatory of Trieste
Tucson: see Vatican City
Tübingen, Germany
- Nordostturm des Schlosses (in German)
  The old observatory
Turkey: see Istanbul
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
- Maxwell Hall
  Formerly an observatory (from 1844 to the 1920s)
United Kingdom
- Horrocks and the Dawn of British Astronomy, by Nicholas Kollerstrom
- see also: Armagh / Cambridge / Edinburgh / Greenwich / Nacton / Penllergaer / Richmond / St Andrews / Stirling
Uppsala, Sweden
- Uppsala
- See also: Kvistaberg
Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Observatory and Department of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
USA
- The Smithsonian: 150 Years of Adventure, Discovery, and Wonder by John Conaway, 1995
  History of the Smithsonian Institution, including history of astronomy.
- National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council
  Included astronomers, and was of importance for the history of astronomy.
- The Rise of Scientific Activity in Colonial New England, by Frederick G. Kilgour
  Including astronomy.
- Science in the Colonies: Early American Science, by Frederick G. Kilgour
  Including astronomy.
- Science in the American Colonies and the Early Republic 1664-1845, by Frederick G. Kilgour
  Including astronomy.
- see also Alfred / Amherst / Ann Arbor / Bloomington / Boston / Boulder / Cambridge / Champaign / Chapel Hill / Charlottesville / Cincinnati / Cleveland / Columbia / Delaware / Flagstaff / Fort Davis / Greenbelt / Jubilee / Madison / Miami / Middletown / Mount Hamilton / Mount Wilson / Newark / Northfield / Oakland / Palomar Mountain / Peoria / Philadelphia / Providence / Richland / San Diego / Sunspot / Tuscaloosa / Urbana / Washington / Westford / Williams Bay / Williamstown
- see also North America
Uzbekistan: see Samarkand
Vatican City (Città del Vaticano), Italy, and Tucson, Arizona, USA
- Vatican Observatory
- Vatican Observatory
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
- The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute
  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913
Victoria, BC, Canada
- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics / Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Vienna (Wien), Austria
- Kuffner Observatory
- Institute for Astronomy / Universitätssternwarte
Vilnius, Lithuania
- Astronomical Observatory
- Astronomical Observatory
- see also: Moletai
Washington, D.C., USA
- U.S. Naval Observatory
Wellington, New Zealand
- Carter Observatory
Wertheim, Germany
- Johann-Kern-Sternwarte Wertheim (in German)
  Public observatory.
Westford, Massachusetts, USA
- VLBI at Haystack Observatory (26 Apr 1996: still under construction)
Wien: see Vienna
Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA
- Yerkes Observatory
- Yerkes Observatory Virtual Museum
- Astronomical Figures, by John Franch
  About the history of Yerkes Observatory. From The University of Chicago Magazine, Feb 1997.
- Yerkes Observatory: A century of stellar science, by Diana Steele
- Astronomers who helped make Yerkes Observatory great
  Both from The University of Chicago Chronicle, March 20, 1997.
Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
- Hopkins Observatory
- Science at Williams [College]
  Including astronomy and Hopkins Observatory.
Zielona Góra, Poland
- Zielonogórskie Centrum Astronomii (Astronomical Centre of Zielona Gora) (in Polish)

Information on the history of several sites may also be found in the documents about museums, memorials, historical places and exhibits.

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Wolfgang R. Dick. Created: 16 Jan 1995. Latest update: 19 Jan 2009