Daniel Scholl Observatory

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Daniel Scholl Observatory

Organization	Franklin and Marshall College
Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania (USA)
Coordinates	?°?′?″N, ?°?′?″W
Altitude	? meters
Webpage	none
Telescopes
Unnamed Telescope	11-inch Clark-Repsold refractor

Daniel Scholl Observatory was the astronomical observatory built by Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Construction began in 1884 and the building was dedicated June 16, 1886. Total cost of the observatory and equipment was $13,579.

Building cost- $3,000 Steel Dome $2,000 by Grubb & Sons, Dublin, Ireland Equipment cost-$8,579 total

• $4,199 for 11" Repsold Telescope (Hamburg, Germany)
• $2,200 lens manufactured by Alvin Clark & Sons, Cambridge, MA
• $2,180 for chronometer, chronograph, transit, clock and other equipment

Starting in 1889 it was one of the official Pennsylvania weather stations. In 1925 the observatory was moved 200 yards north to make way for a dormitory. The observatory was razed in 1966.

Contents 1 Directors 2 Telescopes: 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Directors

• Jefferson E. Kershner

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The observatory contained a 11-inch Clark-Repsold refracting telescope.

[edit] See also

List of astronomical observatories

[edit] References

Franklin & Marshall Building Webpage