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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… telescope aerials belonging to the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, established across the boundary with Harlton …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… 1856, which with its quarters for officers, grounds, and observatory extends more than half a mile inland. It has also …
A History of the County of Hertford
… some note, held the living of Ippollitts and built a small observatory there. He died in 1836. MANOR At the time of the …
Magna Britannia
… who invented and constructed the sector, for the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, by which Dr. Bradley discovered the … invented and constructed the mural circle for the same observatory, is also a native of Cumberland, having been born …
A History of the County of Surrey
… Wales, M.P. and Privy Councillor, who arranged a private observatory in the house at Kew, from which he and James … Prince of Wales. He also appears to have found the observatory a source of much interest, and during the winter … read lectures on astromony every day to the household. His observatory was then described as a large room at the top of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… are spoken of with much respect. He has lately erected an observatory near his house, which has order and embelishments …
A History of the County of Hertford
… of 17th-century bricks in 1789 by John Stratton as an observatory. The house belonged to John Bentley at the end of …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the Little Park, situated to the east of the present Kew Observatory, 71 became the chief residence in Richmond. … history, 124 was situated in the Old Deer Park where Kew Observatory now stands. This monastery is one of the two … Hist. iii. See Manor. Cal. S.P. Dom. 16756, p. 73. The observatory was built in 17689, (Manning and Bray, op. cit. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… astronomer earl with the help of James Bradley built the observatory; 51twenty years later the first part of the … the aid of James Bradley he built in 1739 an astronomical observatory, where he trained two assistants, Thomas Phelps, … to Mr. Thomas Phelps, an assistant to the 2nd earl in the observatory. The following memorials recorded by Wood and …
A History of the County of Buckingham
… populated and more residential. In the Windsor Road is Observatory House, famous as the residence of the Herschels, …