448 ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES. 



LYONb, France. 



Astronomical and Meteorological Observatory. 



Longitude from Gieeuwicli, 19'" 18^ E. 

 Latitiule, 47° 41' 14" K 

 Director: C. Akdre, 1877. 



There was au observatory iu existence in the eighteenth century at 

 the Jesuit CoUege, where Fathers Bonnet, Bi^rauld, Lefevre, and 

 Lapon made observations. The new observatory was founded iu 1877. 

 Instruments : 



(rt) Meridian circle : Maker, Eichens ; diameter of circles, 23| inches 

 (()'". GO), divided to 5'; read by 4 microscopes to 0.1" ; aperture of object- 

 ive, G inches; for observations of the sun, aperture employed, G inches; 

 raapnifying power ordinarily employed, 300 diameters. 



(b) Meridian transit instrument : Maker, EiGAUT ; aperture, 2 inches ; 

 magnifying power, 150 diameters. 



{(/) Clocks : Two sidereal ; makers, Breguet & Redier, Paris. 



(h) Chronometers : Mean time ; makers Breguet, Paris : sidereal ; 

 maker, Breguet, Paris. 



Madras, India. 

 Madras Observatory. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 5^' 20°^ 59.33« E. 

 Latitude, 13° 4' 8.1" K 

 Directors : J. Goldingiiam, 1787. 



Warren (intermediate), 1805. 



J, GOLDINGHAM, 1811. 



S. G. Taylor, 1830. 

 W. S. JACOB, 1848. 



WoRSTER (intermediate), 1854. 



W. S. Jacob, 1855. 



J. F. Tennant, 18G0. 



N. Iv. PoGSON (Astronomer Royal), 18G0. 



Founded in 1787 by the East India Companj^ 



Madrid, Spain. 

 Observatorio de Madrid. 

 Longitude from Greenwich, 14'" 45.5^ W. 

 Latitude, 40° 24' 29.7" N. 

 Directors: J. Caronado, 1790. 



J. Rodriguez, 1817. 



Bavia, 1821. 



D. FoNTAN, 1835. 



Palo Maruz, 1850. 



A. Aguilar, 18G0. 



M. Merino. 



