The Sheshan Observatory () is an
observatory
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on
Sheshan Hill
Sheshan, formerly known as Zose, is a pair of hills in Songjiang District in western Shanghai, China. The two hills are distinguished as East and , although the more important western hill is also called Sheshan on its own. East Sheshan has an e ...
in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
.
History
It was built by French Jesuits around 1899 and is one of the oldest astronomical observatory in China (it also hosts one of China's oldest astronomical telescopes).
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In 1962, Sheshan Observatory was merged with ]Xujiahui
Xujiahui (, , romanized as: Zikawei, Ziccawei, or Siccawei) is a locality in Shanghai. It is a historic area of commerce and culture administratively within Xuhui District, which is named after the locality. The area is a well-known precinct for ...
Observatory and was renamed the Sheshan Station of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO), is an astronomical observatory in Shanghai. It has a long history of astrometry, and also operates the Sheshan Observatory, Sheshan radio telescope as part of the Chinese VLBI array and the European ...
.[Sheshan Observatory]
website of ''China Daily
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Overview
''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. T ...
'', 17 May 2012 (page visited on 8 October 2017).
File:Sheshan Observatory Signs.JPG, Signs in Chinese and English, near the entrance.
File:She Shan Observatory - Blink comparator.jpg, A blink comparator
A blink comparator is a viewing apparatus formerly used by astronomers to find differences between two photographs of the night sky. It permits rapid switching from viewing one photograph to viewing the other, "blinking" back and forth between th ...
, with explanations in Chinese, English and French.
See also
* List of astronomical observatories
This is a list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in ...
Notes and references
Astronomical observatories in China
Landmarks in Shanghai
Tourist attractions in Shanghai
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