Armagh Observatory

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astronomical observatory research institution

Armagh Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Northern Ireland known for its long-running observations and contributions to the study of the night sky.

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Label Occurrences
Armagh Observatory canonical 8
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research institution ⓘ
affiliation Armagh Planetarium ⓘ
surface form: Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

Queen’s University Belfast ⓘ
surface form: Queen’s University Belfast (historical association)
altitude 64 metres ⓘ
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1789 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinates 54.352°N 6.648°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo astronomical research ⓘ
employs astronomers ⓘ
research scientists ⓘ
technical staff ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
climate studies ⓘ
history of astronomy ⓘ
solar physics ⓘ
solar–terrestrial physics ⓘ
stellar astrophysics ⓘ
foundedBy Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby ⓘ
foundingDate 1790 ⓘ
governingBody Board of Governors of Armagh Observatory and Planetarium ⓘ
hasCollection historic astronomical instruments ⓘ
meteorological records since the late 18th century ⓘ
sunspot and solar activity records ⓘ
hasPart astropark ⓘ
historic telescope collection ⓘ
meridian instruments ⓘ
meteorological station ⓘ
telescope dome ⓘ
hasResearchOutput peer-reviewed astronomical publications ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade A listed building ⓘ
knownFor historic meridian line observations ⓘ
long-term astronomical observations ⓘ
long-term meteorological records ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
locatedIn Armagh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon district ⓘ
surface form: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

Northern Ireland ⓘ
locatedOn College Hill, Armagh ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownedBy Armagh Planetarium ⓘ
surface form: Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (public body)
partOf Armagh Planetarium ⓘ
surface form: Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
significantEvent establishment by Archbishop Richard Robinson in the late 18th century ⓘ
integration with Armagh Planetarium as a combined organisation ⓘ
website https://www.armagh.space/ ⓘ

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Armagh → hasInstitution → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
John Thomas Romney Robinson → employer → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
John Thomas Romney Robinson → workLocation → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
Francis Johnston → notableWork → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
County Armagh → contains → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
Ard Mhacha → hasNotableInstitution → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
Armagh Planetarium → sharesSiteWith → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
Armagh Planetarium → partOf → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
Armagh Planetarium → foundedBy → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
Armagh Planetarium → operatedBy → Armagh Observatory ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armagh Observatory and Planetarium