In 1855, a group of local "Gentlemen Amateurs" interested in astronomy, headed by Queen’s professor James Williamson, had petitioned the city for funds to erect an observatory. Professor Williamson ...

They thus reinforced the influence of the Dengfeng area. Some of the sites in the nominated area relate closely to the mountain (Zhongyue Temple, Taishi Que and Shaoshi Que); the Observatory is very ...

Rubin Observatory. Perched high in the Chilean Andes, the observatory will take hundreds of images of the southern hemisphere sky, every night for 10 years. In doing so, it will create the most ...

The images commemorate John Harrison, who measured longitude at sea (Handout/PA) Royal Mail has released images of 10 stamps being issued to celebrate the Royal Observatory’s foundation in 1675.

Perched 4,200 feet up Mount Hamilton, the Lick Observatory has been scanning the cosmos for nearly 150 years. Researchers working at Lick Observatory — a major site in the University of California ...

Most values are the precipitation in the 24 hours to 9 am on the day indicated. Days marked with → are part of a longer accumulation, which is shown on the final day. Values over 100 mm have been ...

Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold ...

1) In most of the world, water hyacinth (Eichhonria crassipes) — a fast-growing, aquatic plant — is loathed for its ability to reproduce so quickly that it can blanket large portions of lakes and ...