Observatories · Central Scotland
Macfarlane Observatory
Macfarlane Observatory — first purpose-built observatory in Britain.
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About
Macfarlane Observatory is a observatory in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1757. Named after Alexander MacFarlane. Wikidata describes it as: "first purpose-built observatory in Britain". Coordinates: 55.8572°, -4.2353°.
From the Wikipedia article
The Macfarlane Observatory was established at the University of Glasgow in 1757. It was the first purpose-built university observatory in Britain.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8572, -4.2353
- District
- Glasgow City
- Postcode
- G4 0SP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glasgow East
- Established
- 1757
Sources
- wikidata: Q6723274 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Macfarlane Observatory (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Macfarlane Observatory?
- Macfarlane Observatory is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8572°, -4.2353°.
- When was Macfarlane Observatory built?
- Macfarlane Observatory dates to 1757 — the Georgian period.