REPORTS ,0F ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES. 713 



Napoli, Jtahj. 



R. Osserraiorio, Capo di Monte. 



Longitude from Greeinvicli, 57'" OM) E. 

 Latitude, 40o 51' 45".4 X. 

 Directors: Gr. Caseli.a, 1701; 



F. M. DA Peauo, 1808; 

 F. TUCCARI, 1812; 

 C. Brioschi, 1818; 

 E. Capocci, 1833; 



Del Ee, 1849; 



A. DE Gasparis, 1804. 

 Proposed in 1788. The buildings begun at tlie northeast corner of 

 the Palace of the Library (Palazzo della Biblioteca) and Royal Museum 

 (Museo Eeale) were left incomplete in 1790. In 1809 one of tlie towers 

 of the old Convent of San Gandisso was appropriated to tliis object. 

 In 1812 was laid the first stone of a new Observatory on tlie hill of 

 Miradois, at the point called Capo di Monte. The instruments were 

 mounted in 1819. Seven asteroids have been discovered at this Observa- 

 tory. 



Neuchatel, Switzerland, 

 Ohservatoire Cantonale. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 27"^ 50^.2 E. 



Latitude, 40° 59' 51" :N". 



Director : A Hirsch, 1858. 



Founded in 1857. A rectangular structure of 8Si feet by 20i feet 

 (27 by 8 meters), and 19 J feet (0 meters) in height; a tower with a re- 

 volving turret. 



NicOLAiEV, Eussia. 

 NicoloevsJcaia Observatoria. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 2'' 7'" 54M E. 



Latitude, 46° 58' 20".6 N. 



Authority for latitude and longitude: for latitude, K. Knorrb, "As- 

 tron. Nachr.," vii,261; for longitude, telegraphic determination of 1877, 

 not yet published. 



Directors: K. F. Knorre, 1821 ; 



J. KORTAZZI, 18 — . 



Founded in 1821; completed in 1826. 



