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Melton Memorial Observatory is an astronomical
observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...
owned and operated by University of South Carolina. It is named after William Davis Melton and built in 1928. It is located in Columbia,
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(USA).


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Melton Memorial Observatory
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