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Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Observatory,_Edinburgh
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
astronomer
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
gptkb:UK_Astronomy_Technology_Centre
gptkbp:architect
gptkb:Richard_Norman_Shaw
gptkbp:buildingCompleted
1896
gptkbp:contains
gptkb:UK_Astronomy_Technology_Centre
gptkb:Institute_for_Astronomy
gptkb:Royal_Observatory_Visitor_Centre
gptkbp:coordinates
55.9231°N 3.1883°W
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:engagedIn
hosts public events and open days
gptkbp:established
1896
gptkbp:hasObservatoryCode
447
gptkbp:heritageDesignation
Category A listed building
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Blackford_Hill,_Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Royal_Observatory
gptkbp:notableDirector
gptkb:Frank_Watson_Dyson
gptkb:Hermann_Brück
gptkb:William_Peck
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Calton_Hill_Observatory
gptkbp:publicTransit
Edinburgh bus routes
gptkbp:researchInterest
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
astronomical instrumentation
gptkbp:telescopeType
0.9m Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
1.0m reflector telescope
gptkbp:website
https://www.roe.ac.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:UK_Astronomy_Technology_Centre
gptkb:Blackford,_Edinburgh
gptkb:Astronomer_Royal_for_Scotland
gptkb:Blackford_Hill
gptkb:Calton_Hill_Observatory
gptkb:Astronomical_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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