' OBSERVATORY. 
eftablifhed ea obfervers here, that the courle of obferva- 
tions might as s poffible be interrupted. 
The Btlowing account of other obfervatories at Paris 
given by La Lande in 1792, is worthy of os rai coe, 
as interetting in the hiftory of practical aftron 
e altronomers of the academy had ae feveral 
garden o ° Gapuchin s. That of 
jofeph de Piite ufed in 1748 at the Hotel de Clase, shee 
I laboured during two years, is at pe occupied by 
Meffier. That of La Caille ftill exifts in the Mavarin 
Luxembourg is above the Port Royal. 
obferved there, and I likewife occupied it for fome rae 
That of M. Pingré at the abbey of St. Génévieve was built 
1756. There i is one of M. Cagnoli’ s, rue de Richlieu, which 
this able aftronomer a at his own expence in 1785, when 
he Atill refided at 
» built for 
, a large mura 
the beft 
ale 
ie to 1785, when he 
left it to make a voyage round the world with La Peroufe. 
In 1788, the changes aap in the military {chool occafioned 
the demolition of this obfervatory ; but it has been rebuilt, 
by my defire and care, a little more to the weft, with all 
neceflary attentio: and expence, fo that it is the moft com- 
plete obfervatory we have at Paris. Having received the 
direftion of it, I began, in 1789, to make the following 
obfervations. M. le Francois La Lande, my‘ relation and 
pupil, who is a very good aftronomer, has alfo made a pro- 
digious number of obfervations, and we obferved, in 1791, 
more than ten thoufand northern ftars, with excellent in- 
ftruments. This work was very much wanted, and I con- 
fider it as one of the moft aie and difficult things that 
could be undertaken for aftronom 
“An aed i was built in ae g, at nes pea 
rate 
at his ara rue de Paradis, and it w the 
moft ne an by the cal and intelligence of M.-de Lambre, 
ae a the fate of obfervatories ps et in 1792. At 
is the chief of the imperial 
mperial ional affiited b re on, 
mye is worthy of notice here, that the famous mural 
quadrant, with which La Lande and his relation determined 
the pofition of a great number of ftars, as above-mentioned, 
has been confecrated in the heavens as a conftellation, and is 
placed between Hercules, the Serpent, and Bo ae It is 
marked Quadrans muralis, ap cues forty fta 
The following were the other cbfervatries fabled 
in ay parts of France, as iad by 
ARSEILLES obfervatory, which has cee “rendered 
ee by the obfervations of M. de Sylvabelle. 
At Toutouse, the obfervatory of M. Darquier has been 
made facred by the zeal and abilities of this learned man. 
Obfervatories have alfo been built in the fame c city by 
Garip ty and M. Bonrepos. Here aftronomy has been more 
uccefsfully cultivated than in any other provincial city in 
France. The principal obfervatory is at prefent (1813) 
under the fuperintendance of M. Vidal. 
At Lyons, the College obfervatory, which was built by 
father St. Bonnet, is a very fine edifice, on an elevated 
fituation. 
At Dion, M. Necker, about the year 4780, converted 
the tower of the king's lodge to an obfervatcry, and the 
abbé Bertrand has made very accurate obfervations here. 
t MonTpeciier there has long been an obfervatory 
ereBied on one of the towers of the city. Ratte and 
M. Poitevin have diftinguifhed themfelves here as able aftra. 
omers. 
At Bezrirs, the Bifhop’s tower was converted to an 
obfervatory, where fome intereftmg obfervations have been. 
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made ouillet, particularly on Saturn’s rin 
A i an obfervatory was built by | father ae 
fo early 83, and it has been fince occupie 
ceffion af ao cea who have diftinguifhed Vea. 
felves i in aiatiesy ‘ono 
TRASBURG, Brac keshoffer, profeffor of poate 
baa over t tes of the city, and 
been — d ee ceaewiresaniredd in 1790. 
that we inhabit. urgot ue a epipee 
fet of obfervations to be made on the len a pendulum 
vibrating feconds ; upon which father Bofeovich has made 
an interefting memoir. 
At Brest a {mall obfervatory was built for the naval 
academy, and plans have been fet on foot for ereGting a 
more confiderable edifice 
At Rouen there is an pion ll belonging to M 
Bouin, in which he has made many obfervations. 
t MonTausBan the duc de la Chappelle founded an ob- 
eas where he himfelf has made many accurate and 
interefting obfervations, particularly of the tranfit of Venta 
over ol fun in x 
ries—In Ger many a great number of 
Sieatonss have tea eftablifhed, and ha country has 
produced spa feveral very able aftronomers. 
Art Beruin, Frederic I., king of Protfia, founded an ob- 
fervatory in ee I, under the dire&tion Leibnitz, who 
t the year 1752, where, he fays, 
il, - which he attae a er mura al quadrants, north 
(Memo ires de | 1752. 
cing. Freese II. are 
extant, entitled «* Uranographia,’’ which is accompanied 
with a well arranged catalogue of the ftars, and an intereft- 
ing hiftory of the conftellations, 
VizNnNA, the emprefs Maria Therefa built an obfer- 
vatory in the = 1755 for the univerfity, and furnifhed it 
with many fuperb inftruments, There is alfo one be- 
onging to the academical college, which was built and en- 
dowed by the Jefuits in 1735, and it is likewife furnifhed 
with very fine inftruments, chiefly made by Englifh ‘ie 
