| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1842/00/00 | Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel buys an 11-inch lens in Munich, Bavaria. With a tube constructed of brass and mahogany, the completed Merz und Mahler telescope is shipped via New Orleans, up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers to downtown Cincinnati. | |||||
| 1845/04/14 | Merz und Mahler 11 inch refractor telescope begins operations at the Cincinnati Observatory (lost). It is now located in the Mitchel Building. | |||||
| 1873/00/00 | Samuel Hannaford | Architect | To get away from the pollution of downtown Cincinnati, the telescope is moved five miles east of the city to a new observatory. The area is renamed Mt Lookout in honor of the new observatory. | |||
| 1904/00/00 | Cincinnati Observatory buys a 16 inch Alvan Clark and Sons telescope from Cambridgeport Massachusetts. The refractor telescope is located in the Herget Building. | |||||
| 1979/00/00 | Cincinnati Observatory becomes part of the Physics Department of the University of Cincinnati. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Holy Cross Monastery and Chapel |
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| Particulars for Cincinnati Observatory Building: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Building Type | Astronomical Observatory |
| Science | Astronomy |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Historic Use | Research facility |
| Owner | State |
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