OBSERVATORIES

(See also Astronomy; Telescopes)

Arabs (9th century C.E.): g 4/12 17-18

Arecibo Observatory (Puerto Rico, U.S.A.): g 10/08 16

Chankillo ruin (Peru): g 2/08 29

Dome Argus (Antarctica): g 12/08 29

Gamma Ray Observatory (outer space): g96 3/8 14

Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia: g90 3/8 25

Jantar Mantar (New Delhi, India): g05 7/8 18-20

Kitt Peak National Observatory (Arizona, U.S.A.): g88 11/22 31

Mauna Kea, Hawaii, U.S.A.: g91 7/22 22; g91 12/8 25-27

Tokyo National Astronomical Observatory: g96 3/8 13, 15

W. M. Keck Observatory: g 2/12 16-17; g91 7/22 22; g91 12/8 26-27

Nobeyama Radio Observatory (Japan): g96 3/8 13, 15

Royal Observatory, Greenwich (London, England):

timekeeping function: g86 3/22 29

Sacramento Peak Observatory (New Mexico, U.S.A.): g90 3/8 22-27

VLBI Space Observatory Programme (VSOP): g97 9/8 28; g96 3/8 13, 15

Zelenchukskaya Astrophysical Observatory (Russia): g96 3/8 13