Paris Observatory

Paris Observatory

French  Observatoire De Paris,  

      national astronomical observatory of France, under the direction of the Academy of Sciences. It was founded by Louis XIV at the instigation of J.-B. Colbert (Colbert, Jean-Baptiste), and construction at the site in Paris began in 1667. Gian Domenico Cassini (Cassini, Gian Domenico) was the first of four generations of his family to hold the post of director of the observatory.

      The observatory was enlarged in 1730, 1810, 1834, 1850, and 1951. The Paris building now houses the headquarters of the International Time Bureau, which standardizes the time determinations of the world's observatories. In 1926 the solar observatory at Meudon, on the outskirts of Paris, was taken over by the Paris Observatory. A radio astronomy station is maintained at Nançay, about 160 km (100 miles) south of Paris.

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