Cambridge Observatory

Cambridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge in the East of . It was established in 1823 and is now part of the site of the Institute of Astronomy.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: astronomical observatory at the University of Cambridge in the East of England
  • Also known as: “Solar Physics Observatory”
  • Address: Cambridge

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Churchill College and Trinity College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in , England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. is situated 1,200 feet east of Cambridge Observatory.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at Oxford or Cambridge. is situated 1 mile southeast of Cambridge Observatory.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 530 feet northeast of Cambridge Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eddington and Cambridge Castle.

Suburb
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The North West Cambridge Development is a University of Cambridge site to the north west of city centre in . The development is meant to alleviate overcrowding and rising land prices in Cambridge.

Locality
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, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in , , England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in , England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.

Cambridge Observatory

Latitude
52.21365° or 52° 12′ 49″ north
Longitude
0.09478° or 0° 5′ 41″ east
Levels
2
Operator
University of Cambridge
Open location code
9F42637V+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 137226451
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q1965699
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Cambridge Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Абсерваторыя Кембрыджа”
  • Belarusian: “Кембрыджская абсерваторыя”
  • Belarusian: “Кембрыдзкая абсэрваторыя”
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Cambridge”
  • Chinese: “剑桥天文台”
  • Chinese: “劍橋天文台”
  • Dutch: “Cambridge Observatorium”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد كامبريدج”
  • French: “observatoire de Cambridge”
  • French: “Observatoire de Cambridge”
  • Galician: “Observatorio de Cambridge”
  • Georgian: “კემბრიჯის ობსერვატორია”
  • Greek: “αστεροσκοπείο του Κέιμπριτζ”
  • Hebrew: “מצפה קמברידג‘”
  • Indonesian: “Observatorium Cambridge”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Cambridge”
  • Italian: “Cambridge Observatory”
  • Italian: “osservatorio Cambridge”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio di Cambridge”
  • Japanese: “ケンブリッジ天文台”
  • Luxembourgish: “Observatoire vu Cambridge”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cambridge Observatory”
  • Norwegian: “Cambridge Observatory”
  • Persian: “رصدخانه کمبریج”
  • Portuguese: “Observatório de Cambridge”
  • Russian: “Кембриджская обсерватория”
  • Russian: “Обсерватория Кембриджа”
  • Slovak: “Cambridge Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Cambridge Observatory”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij Cambridge”
  • Slovenian: “Observatorij v Cambridgeu”
  • Spanish: “Observatorio de Cambridge”
  • Swedish: “observatoriet i Cambridge”

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