Detroit Observatory
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The Detroit Observatory is a historic observatory on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Detroit Observatory is located on the corner of Ann Street and its namesake Ob
Detroit Observatory, Observatory Street and Ann Street, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 54381395883
Washburn Observatory
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The Washburn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located at 1401 Observatory Drive on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Completed in 1881, it was
Detroit Observatory
…on mapping the Washington Zones and made other contributions. However, Watson left the University of Michigan in 1879 to oversee construction of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin, having failed to convince the Regents of the University of Michigan to fund a larger telescope for the Detroit Observatory…
Washburn Observatory
Washburn Observatory in the 1885 Wisconsin Blue Book
Observatory dome with the constellation Orion in the background.
Observatory in the evening