Observatoire de Nice

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Observatoire de Nice is a historic astronomical observatory in Nice, France, known for its significant contributions to observational astronomy and astrophysics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research institute ⓘ
architect Charles Garnier ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1879 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation 43.724°N 7.300°E ⓘ
country France ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~370 m ⓘ
engineer Gustave Eiffel ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
foundedBy Raphaël Bischoffsheim ⓘ
hasDomeDesigner Gustave Eiffel ⓘ
hasPart Grande coupole (main dome) ⓘ
astrophysics laboratories ⓘ
instrumentation workshops ⓘ
meridian room ⓘ
hasTelescope Grande lunette de Nice ⓘ
hasTelescopeType refracting telescope ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.oca.eu ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1994 ⓘ
inception 1879 ⓘ
knownFor architectural design by Charles Garnier ⓘ
astrophysics research ⓘ
dome structure engineered by Gustave Eiffel ⓘ
historic refractor telescope ⓘ
observational astronomy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
largestTelescopeAperture 76 cm ⓘ
locatedIn Alpes-Maritimes ⓘ
Nice ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOn Mont Gros ⓘ
namedAfter City of Nice ⓘ
surface form: city of Nice
openingDate 1887 ⓘ
operatedBy Observatoire de Nice self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur

Université Côte d’Azur ⓘ
partOf Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur ⓘ
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ

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Henri Chrétien → employer → Observatoire de Nice ⓘ
Observatoire de Nice → operatedBy → Observatoire de Nice self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur