450 astronomical observatories. 



Marburg, Germany. 



Stcrnwarte. 



Lougitude from Greeiiwicb, 35'" 5"* E. 

 Latitude, 50° 48' 40.9" I^. 

 Director : Dr. Melde. 



Maekree, County Sligo, Ireland. 



M a rh'ce Obser va to ry. 



Loiigltiide from Grecuwicli, 33'" 48.4" W. 

 Latitude, 54° 10' 31.8" X. 

 Directors : E. J. Cooper, 1832-1863. 

 W. DOBERCK, 1875. 



Founded by E. 11. Cooper, M. r., and built ii] the park of Markree. 

 Marseilles, France. 

 Observatoire. 



Longitude from Greenwich, 21'" 34.64^ E. 

 Latitude, 43° IS' 19.1" X. 

 Directors: A. F. Laval, 1702. 



E. Perenas, 1728. 



G. Saint Jacques de Silvabelle, 17G4. 



J. J. C. Shulis, 1793. 



Blanpaint, 181L 



J. F. A. Gambart, 1822. 



B. Valz, 1835. 



B. Stephan, 1868. 



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

 Croix, founded 1702. In 1849 this scientific institution was taken in 

 hand by the miuistery 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 

 ill 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^ SO"* 54.8« E. 



Latitude, 37° 49' 53.4" S. 



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



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

 town. Transferred to Melbourne in 1861. Building completed in 1863., 



