Open Access150 years of Sydney Observatory
Author(s) -
Bhathal Ragbir
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2009.50326.x
Subject(s) - observatory , geography , astronomy , physics
It is 150 years since Sydney Observatory was established on Observatory Hill in the Central Business District of Sydney. Ragbir Bhathal outlines its development from inception in 1858 to its closur e as a scientific institution in 1982.