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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4187. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Designed by Henry Ussher, the first astronomy professor of Trinity College Dublin, Dunsink Observatory (1783) incorporated modern designs such as ventilation in the observation room and a free-standing telescope support column. Among the past directors were the mathematician W R Hamilton (1827-65) and stellar dynamicist H C Plummer (1912-21). The main remaining instrument is a Grubb 12 ft (3.66 m...

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