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SWEDEN, See also:NORWAY AND See also:DENMARK See also:Stockholm, See also:lat. +59° 20' 33.0", See also:long. 1 h. 12 in. 14.0 s. E., is under the See also:Academy of Sciences. Founded in 1750. See also:Meridian circle by Ertel of 41-in. ap.; 71-in. vis. and 64-in. phot. refr. by See also:Repsold. See also:Upsala, univ. obs., lat. +59° 51' 29'4", long. I h. Io m.

30.1 s. E. Founded in 1730, but very little was done until the obs. acquired a 9-in. refr. by Steinheil, which was used by See also:

Schultz for micrometric obs. of nebulae. phot. and I4-in. vis refr. by Steinheil. See also:Lund, univ. obs., lat. +55° 41' 52.0", long o h. 52 m. 45.0 s. E. Built in 1866; 91-in. refr., o.g. by Merz; meridian circle by Repsold of 61-in ap. See also:Christiania, univ. obs., lat. +59° 54' 44.0", long, o h. 42 m.

53.6 s.E. Erected in 1831; meridian circle by Ertel of 4-in. ap.; 7-in. refr. by Merz. See also:

Copenhagen, univ. obs. Founded in 1641 on the See also:top of a high See also:tower, lat. +55° 40' 53'0", long. 0 h. 50 m. 19.8 s. E. The locality was so very unsuitable that O. Romer (the inventor of the transit See also:instrument and See also:modern equat., d. 1710) established his own obs. at Vridlosemagle, at some distance from the See also:city.

A new obs. was erected in 1861, lat.+55°4e 12.0", long. o h. 5o m.18.7s.E., furnished with a refr. by Merz of 11-in. ap., with which H. L. d'See also:

Arrest made obs. of nebulae, and a meridian circle by Pistor and Martins of 41-in. ap. Later the refr. was replaced by a 14-in. vis. and 8-in. phot. refr. by Steinheil. Copenhagen, Urania obs. (private), lat. +55° 41' 19'2", long. o h. 5o m. 9.1 s. E. Established 1898; refr. by See also:Cooke.

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