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tious, both brandies remaining- under the direction of Professor Donati, 

 the nieteoi'ological division being re^treseuted in Florence by his assist- 

 ant, Prof. COSTANTINUS PiTTEI. 



DoNATi having died on February 20, 1872, tlie charge of the new ob- 

 servatory was given to Prof. Domenico Cipoletti, formerly Don ATI's 

 assistant in the astronomical course, who lield. it until the following 

 May, when he began to fail. The observatory at Arcetri was provisionally 

 confided to Professor Pittei, until June 1, 1875, when Signor GuG- 

 LiELMO Tempel was called as astronomer, wliich position lie still retains, 

 and Professor Pittei thereupon assumed the definite direction of the 

 observatory of the Museum, re-organized under special direction, and 

 entirely separated from the observatory at Arcetri. 



Frankfurt, a. m., Prussia. 



Private Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 31"' 47. P E. 



Latitude, 50° 7' 3" N. 



Autliority for longitude and latitude: A. Lancaster, Liste G6iierale 



des Observatoires et Astrouomes, 1887. 

 Director : Dr. Epstein. 



FuNcnAL, Madeira. 



Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich, !'•' 7'" 35.5^ W. 



Latitude, 32° 37' 40" N. 



Authority for longitude and latitude: Oonuaissance des Temps, 1884, 



p. Iv. 

 Director : 



Galatz, Eoumania. 



Private Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 1'' 52'" 14** E. 



Latitude, 45° 20' 12" N. 



Authority for longitude and latitude: Conuaissance des Temps, 1884, 



p. xxix. 

 Director : 



Geneva, Switzerland. 



Observatoire de Geneve. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 24"' 30.77^ E. 

 Latitude, 40° 11' 58.8" N. 



