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Corporate entry Sydney Observatory
State of New South Wales
- From
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Functions
- Astronomy or Space Science
- Website
- http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/
- Location
- Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales
Summary
Sydney Observatory began as a time-ball tower in the mid-nineteenth century. It was soon expanded and became a full observatory. The Observatory was converted in 1982 and now operates as a museum, focusing on astronomy and its history. Sydney Observatory, along with the Powerhouse Museum, is managed by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
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Published resources
Books
- Kerr, James Semple, Sydney Observatory: a Conservation Plan for the Site and its Structures, Rev. ed. edn, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, 2002, 84 pp. Details
- Russell, H. C., The Sydney Observatory: history and progress, Thomas Richards, Govt. Printer, Sydney, 1882. Details
- Wood, H. W., Sydney Observatory, 1858 to 1958, Sydney, 1958. Details
- Wood, Harley, Sydney Observatory 1958 to 1981, Government Printer, Sydney, 1982, 14 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Nightingale, H. C., 'Centenary of Sydney Observatory', The Australian Surveyor, 1958, pp. 95-101. Details
- Orchiston, W., 'From Research to Recreation: the Rise and Fall of Sydney Observatory', Vistas in Astronomy, vol. 32, 1988, pp. 49-63. Details
- Orchiston, Wayne, 'Sydney Observatory - Past, Present and Future', British Astronomical Association, New South Wales Branch Bulletin, vol. 609 (Suppl, 1982. Details
- Orchiston, Wayne, 'Illuminating Incidents in Antipodean Astronomy: Phillip Parker King and the Founding of Sydney Observatory', Vistas in Astronomy, vol. 32, 1988, pp. 285-301. Details
- Orchiston, Wayne, 'Mission Impossible: William Scott and the First Sydney Observatory Directorship', Journal of Astronomical Historyand Heritage, vol. 1, no. 1, 1998, pp. 21-43. Details
- Wood, H. W., 'Sydney Observatory. its History and Work', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 1, 1939, pp. 189-193. Details
Online Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-501283. Details
- Wood, H., Sydney Observatory 1858-1983, Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 5, 1983, 273-281 pp, http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1983PASAu...5..273W/0000273.000.html. Details
See also
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 26 February 2002, Last modified: 2 August 2011