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E. Perenas, 1728 ; 



G. Saint Jacques de Stlvabelle, 1764; 



J. J. C. Shulis, 1793 ; 



Blanpaise, 1811; 



J. F. A. Gautbart, 1822; 



B. Valz, 1835; 



E. Stephan, 18(58. 

 The Society of Jesus had an Observatory at their College of Sainte 

 Croix, founded 1702. In 1749 this scientific institution was taken in 

 hand by the Ministry of Marine. It is a three-story building, longest 

 from east to west, erected on the summit of the Butte des Moulins. In 

 1797 this Observatory was repaired. A new establishment was erected 

 in 1869 on the hill of Longchamps, to supplement the work at the Paris 

 Observatory. The instruments are distributed in separate apartments. 



Melbourne, Victoria. 

 Melbourne Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich 9'> 39"> 54«.8 E. 



Latitude, 37° 49' 53".3 S. 



Director: R. L. J-. Ellery, F. E. S., F. R. A. S. 



Proposed first in 1853, and established, to begin with, at Williamstown 

 Transferred to Melbourne in 1861. Building completed in 1863. In 

 1870 there was mounted, in a building set apart for the purpose, Grubb's 

 great Cassegrain Eeiiector, with a focal length of 28 feet (8"\54), and an 

 aperture of 4 feet (1".22). 



Mendon {Paris), France. 

 Observatoire. 



Longitude from Greenwich, ? 



Latitude, ? 



Director : J. Janssen, 1875. 



Observatory of Physical Astronomy in the park at Mendon. Instru- 

 ments mounted in temporary buildings in 1875. There are photographs 

 of the sun taken regularly at this place. 



Mexico, Mexico. 



Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 6'' 36" 20^67 W. 



Latitude, 19° 26' 1".3 N. 



Director: F. Jimenez. 



Founded in 1877 at 19^ 26' north latitude. 



