A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Cincinnati observatory in 1873

 Nature, May 15^th 1873

The Cincinnati Observatory founded by Prof. Mitchell, is we learn, to be removed, and established in a manner worthy of the wealth of Cincinnati. From the drawings it may be judged that the dome of the new building will be thirty-five feet in diameter in the inside.

The new site was highly approved of by Prof Abbe, who continued until lately to be the director of the observatory at Cincinnati, and was presented by John Kilgour, Esq, who also added thereto the sum of ten thousand dollars to provide for the new building.

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