Commons:Ladd Observatory

Ladd Observatory

	Native name	Ladd Observatory
	Parent institution	Brown University
	Location	Providence
	Coordinates	41° 50′ 20″ N, 71° 23′ 57″ W
	Established	1891
	Website	brown.edu/ladd
	Authority file	: Q6469295 VIAF: 148140154 LCCN: no2008087665 NRHP: 93000583 WorldCat

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Context

The Ladd Observatory is an astronomical and educational facility in the Department of Physics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building was designed by architects Stone, Carpenter, and Willson. It opened in 1891 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Observatory has a collection of 19^th and early 20^th century scientific instruments including telescopes, precision pendulum clocks, weather instruments, telegraph and wireless equipment. Today the facility is operated as a living museum. It is open to the public for telescope observing on Tuesday evenings. There are also a range of outreach programs to improve science education in local public schools and museums. .

Presentation

During the summer of 2013 Wikipedian in Residence User:Ktr101 photographed the collection of historic scientific instruments.
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