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George Bishop's Observatory

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The observatory closed when Bishop died in 1861, and in 1863 the instruments and dome were moved to the residence of George Bishop, junior, at Meadowbank,
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began his career there in October of the following year. From the time that
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one. Other notable astronomers to use the observatory included
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Observatory code
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London
City of Westminster
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Coordinates
51°31′30″N 0°09′17″W / 51.52494°N 0.15461°W / 51.52494; -0.15461
George Bishop's Observatory is located in the United Kingdom

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astronomical observatory
George Bishop
South Villa of Regent's Park
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Karl Ludwig Hencke
Albert Marth
Eduard Vogel
Norman Robert Pogson
Twickenham
Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte

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