Bordeaux Observatory
Astronomical observatories in FranceBuildings and structures in BordeauxFrench National Centre for Scientific ResearchMonuments historiques of Gironde
The Bordeaux Observatory is an astronomical observatory affiliated with the University of Bordeaux. Built in Floirac, France in 1893 its lenses were focused between +11 and +17 degrees declination. Until 1970 it had taken over 4,000 photographic plates. Bordeaux Observatory is home to a large collection of instruments and archives from well over a century of astronomical activities. Until the 2016 it was actively used until the institution moved to a new location at the University. In the French language the name is Observatoire de Bordeaux.
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N 44.8349 ° | E -0.526 ° |
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Observatoire de Bordeaux
Chemin de Tirecul
33270 Bordeaux, La Souys
Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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