Dunsink Observatory

The Dunsink Observatory is an astronomical established in 1785 in the townland of in the outskirts of the city of , . Directors of the observatory include William Rowan Hamilton, who, amongst other things, discovered quaternions, the first non-commutative algebra form, while walking from the observatory to the city with his wife.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Navan Road Parkway and Ashtown railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station in , Ireland. It is owned and operated by Iarnród Éireann. is situated 1¼ km south of Dunsink Observatory.

Railway station
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Ashtown is a commuter railway station in , on the Dublin Connolly to and to commuter services. It serves the area of and is near the Ashtown roundabout on the Navan Road. opened nearby in 2008 but does not replace Ashtown. is situated 1½ km south of Dunsink Observatory.

Hospital
, situated in , Dublin, is the largest orthopaedic hospital in . It is managed by Ireland East Hospital Group. is situated 1 km northeast of Dunsink Observatory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castleknock and Finglas.

Village
Photo: Laurel Lodged, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an affluent neighbourhood centred around a village in , , located 8 km west of city centre. It is in the modern county of .

Suburb
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is a northwestern outer suburb of , . It lies close to Junction 5 of the M50 motorway, and the N2 road. Nearby suburbs include and ; is seven km to the north. is situated 3 km east of Dunsink Observatory.

Town
Photo: Dean Molyneaux, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large outer suburb of in the modern county of , Ireland. Located ten kilometres northwest of Dublin city centre, it has developed since the 1960s from a small village to a point where Greater is the largest urban area in Fingal. is situated 3 km west of Dunsink Observatory.

Dunsink Observatory

Latitude
53.38737° or 53° 23′ 15″ north
Longitude
-6.33877° or 6° 20′ 20″ west
Open location code
9C5M9MP6+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 58670776
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Wiki­data ID
Q586354
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Dunsink Observatory” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Observatori de Dunsink”
  • Chinese: “丹辛克天文台”
  • Chinese: “丹辛克天文臺”
  • Chinese: “頓興克天文臺”
  • Chinese: “顿兴克天文台”
  • Dutch: “Dunsink Observatorium”
  • French: “observatoire Dunsink”
  • French: “Observatoire Dunsink”
  • German: “Dunsink Observatorium”
  • German: “Dunsink Observatory”
  • Irish: “Réadlann Dhún Sinche”
  • Italian: “osservatorio Dunsink”
  • Italian: “Osservatorio Dunsink”
  • Japanese: “ダンシンク天文台”
  • Manx: “Dunsink Observatory”
  • Manx: “Réadlann Dhún Sinche”
  • Manx: “Reayrtlann Dún Sinche”
  • Polish: “Dunsink Observatory”
  • Russian: “Дансинкская обсерватория”
  • Ukrainian: “Обсерваторія Дансінк”
  • Urdu: “ڈنسنک رصدگاہ”

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Highlights include Dunsink Power Station and Phoenix Football Club.

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