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Allegheny Observatory
Research institution in Pennsylvania, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allegheny Observatory is an American astronomical research institution, a part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. The facility is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (ref. # 79002157, added June 22, 1979)[3] and is designated as a Pennsylvania state[4] and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation[5] historic landmark.
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Organization | University of Pittsburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Observatory code | 778 ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.482525°N 80.020829°W / 40.482525; -80.020829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Established | February 15, 1859 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Allegheny Observatory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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