Royal Observatory, Astronomical observatory on Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
The Royal Observatory occupies an elevated position at 146 meters above sea level, featuring multiple research facilities and astronomical instruments.
The institution relocated from Calton Hill to Blackford Hill in 1896, following a donation from James Ludovic Lindsay, the 26th Duke of Crawford.
The Crawford Collection in the observatory library contains first editions of astronomical works by Brahe, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton.
The facility houses the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Edinburgh, and a public visitor center.
The observatory experienced a suffragette bomb attack in 1913, which damaged floors and stone walls but caused no injuries.
Location: City of Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh Airport
Inception: 1896
Website: https://roe.ac.uk
GPS coordinates: 55.92319,-3.18788
Latest update: May 12, 2025 01:02
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