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Armagh Observatory

The King's Observatory at Richmond

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The Observatory, built by George III, specifically to observe the Transit of Venus in 1769. This Observatory was designed by Sir William Chambers and was influential in the design of Dunsink and Armagh Observatories.

See also:
Venus Transit Exhibition
Photograph of Richmond Observatory

Last Revised: 2010 February 22nd