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Napolt, Itnhj. 



R. Osservatorio, Capo di Monte. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 57'" 0^9 E. 

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

 Directors: G. Casella, 1701; 



F. M. DA Prado, 1808; 

 F. TUCCARI, 1812; 

 C. Br,ioschi, 1818; 

 E. Capocci, 1833 ; 



Del Re, 1849; 



A. DE Gasparis, 1864. 

 Proposed in 1788. The l)uilding,s begun at the northeast corner of 

 the Palace of the Library (Palazzo della BibHoteca) and Koyal Mnseum 

 (Museo Reale) were left incomplete in 1790. In 1809 one of the towers 

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

 In 1812 was laid the first stone of a new Observatory on the 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 CantonaJe. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 27™ 50«.2 E. 



Latitude, 46° 59' 51" :N. 



Director : A HiRSCH, 1858. 



Founded in 1857. A rectangular structure of 88i feet by 20.^ feet 

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

 volving turret. 



;Hicolaiev, Ettssia. 

 NicoJoecsl-aia Ohservatoria. 



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



Latitude, 40° 58' 20".0 X. 



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

 tron.Xaclir.,"vii,2Gl; for longitude, telegraphic determination of 1877, 

 not yet published. 



Directors: K. F. Knorre, 1821 ; 



J. KORTAZZI, 18—. 



Founded in 1821; completed in 1820. 



