The Macfarlane Observatory was established at the University of Glasgow in 1757. It was the first purpose-built university observatory in Britain. The...
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University Observatory, Lithuania 1753: Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada, Spain 1759: Trieste Observatory, Italy. 1757: Macfarlane Observatory, Scotland...
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Robert Macfarlane (born 15 August 1976) is a British writer and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He is best known for his books on landscape, nature...
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to the University of Glasgow, where they formed the basis of the Macfarlane Observatory, the first of its kind in Britain. In the 21st century, his legacy...
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remunerated. These instruments were eventually installed in the Macfarlane Observatory. Subsequently, three professors offered him the opportunity to set...
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This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and...
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solar cycle 2, Scottish astronomer Alexander Wilson, working at the Macfarlane Observatory, noticed that the shape of sunspots noticeably flattened as they...
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university's size and scope continued to expand. In 1757 it built the Macfarlane Observatory and later Scotland's first public museum, the Hunterian. It was...
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people List of Professorships Regius Professorships Literary Society Macfarlane Observatory Memorial Gates Privileged bodies of the United Kingdom Queen Margaret...
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Saracen Foundry (redirect from Walter Macfarlane)
Possilpark, Glasgow-based foundry company W MacFarlane & Co. Ltd, founded and owned by Walter MacFarlane. MacFarlane's was the most important manufacturer...
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various observatories. In 1861 he was an observer at the Macfarlane Observatory in Glasgow and by 1862 he was working at the Altona Observatory. In 1863...
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University of Glasgow, as the University has recently completed the Macfarlane Observatory. Wilson primarily made contributions to astronomy and meteorology...
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establish an observatory there. The instruments were eventually bequeathed to Glasgow University by the later purchaser, Alexander Macfarlane, and returned...
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78th Fraser Highlanders raised as the Second Highland Battalion. Macfarlane Observatory established at the University of Glasgow; its instruments are set...
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525C. doi:10.1038/221525a0. S2CID 4296580. Nather, R. E.; Warner, B.; MacFarlane, M. (February 1969). "Optical Pulsations in the Crab Nebula Pulsar". Nature...
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The Crohamhurst Observatory is a heritage-listed observatory at 131 Crohamhurst Road, Crohamhurst, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was...
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Anglo-Australian Telescope (category Siding Spring Observatory)
telescope operated by the Australian Astronomical Observatory and situated at the Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, at an altitude of a little over 1...
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MOSAiC Expedition (redirect from Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate)
The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC, /ˌməʊˈzɛɪɪk/) expedition was a one-year-long expedition into the Central...
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of the discovery. Their discovery was confirmed by Nather, Warner and Macfarlane. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who co-discovered the first pulsar PSR B1919+21...
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"Columbia Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved August 4, 2009. "Sky View Observatory". Retrieved September 30, 2014. "The Trump Building". Emporis.com. Archived...
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Acclimatisation Gardens formally opened to the public. 1901 Magnetic Observatory complex constructed in the domain. It is used by explorers Robert Scott...
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Helen Maria Hamilton Bayly. William Edwin Hamilton was born at Dunsink Observatory, in the civil parish of Castleknock, Dublin. He graduated in 1857 from...
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was designed by the British planning firm of Minoprio, Spenceley, and Macfarlane. In 1958, Al-Arabi magazine was first published. Many foreign writers...
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Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022. MacFarlane, Scott; Quinn, Melissa; Watson, Kathryn (May 12, 2022). "January 6 committee...
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body) – Objects sharing the orbit of a larger one Zodiacal light Drew MacFarlane (5 November 2018). "Pair of 'Ghost Moons' Found in Orbit With Earth"....
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(November 29, 1976). "NASA Correspondence from Box 1246, Folder 8, Seth MacFarlane Collection". Letter to Carl Sagan. Library of Congress. Brancolini, Janna...
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Thirty Meter Telescope protests (category Astronomical observatories in Hawaii)
as the chosen site out of 5 proposals. While opposition against the observatories on Mauna Kea has been ongoing since the first telescope, built by the...
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Chief Executive, Cancer 52. For services to People with Cancer. Marjory MacFarlane. Trustee and Deputy Chair, The National Heritage Memorial Fund and Chair...
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the Minor Planets. Cincinnati, Ohio: Minor Planet Center, Cincinnati Observatory. OCLC 224288991. "Guide to Minor Body Astrometry – When can I name my...
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two surviving original creators, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter, with Seth MacFarlane. Another sequel series from the same team (with Tyson again hosting),...
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