Lyon Observatory

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Lyon Observatory
File:Observatoire Lyon 1m 600.JPG
Code 513  
Location Lyon, France
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Altitude 266 metres
Established 1878
Website observatoire.univ-lyon1.fr

Lyon Observatory is located in Saint-Genis-Laval, a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France, near Lyon.

Founded in 1878, it is part of the Lyon Astrophysics Research Center (CRAL). The entire facility was listed as a historical site on May 9, 2007.

The site was established in 1701 and called the Trinity College Observatory. This was destroyed in 1793 during the Siege of Lyon and was reestablished in 1817.

In 1867, Paris astronomer Charles André requested of the prefect of Rhone, that a new observatory be created. In 1873, a commission offered to establish a facility in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. André sought to have the site built in Saint-Genis-Laval. On March 11, 1878, Patrice de MacMahon approved the creation of the Lyon Observatory. André was appointed its first director.[1][2][3]

Directors

  • 1878-1912: Charles André (1842-1912)
  • 1912-1933: Jean Mascart (1872-1935)
  • 1933-1966 : Jean Dufay (1896-1967)
  • 1966-1976: Joseph-Henri Bigay (1910-1982)
  • 1976-1986: Guy Monnet (1941-)
  • 1986-1995: Jean-Claude Ribes (1940-)
  • 1995-2005: Roland Bacon (1956-)
  • 2005-2015: Bruno Guiderdoni

See also

References

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