Toulouse Observatory
 Facade of the main building | |
| Observatory code | 004 |
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| Location | Toulouse, France |
| Coordinates | 43°36′44″N 1°27′46″E / 43.61233°N 1.46278°ECoordinates: 43°36′44″N 1°27′46″E / 43.61233°N 1.46278°E |
| Established | 1733, 1841, 1981 |
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The Toulouse Observatory (French: Observatoire de Toulouse) is located in Toulouse, France and was established in 1733.[1]
It was founded by l'Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse ("Academy of Science, Inscriptions and the Humanities of Toulouse"). It was moved 1841 and again in 1981.
In 1987, Genevieve Soucail of the Toulouse Observatory and her collaborators presented data of a blue ring-like structure in Abell 370 and proposed a gravitational lensing interpretation[2]
In the 1990s the observatory worked on MEGACAM with several other institutions.[3]
Directors
Félix Tisserand was a famous director from 1873 to 1878. He published Recueil d'exercices sur le calcul infinitesimal as well as making several expeditions, including an 1874 trip to Japan. Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin was Tisserand's assistant astronomer, and they both went to the Paris Observatory in 1878. Tisserand was succeeded by Benjamin Baillaud.
| Director | Life span | Years of directorship |
|---|---|---|
| Frédéric Petit | 1810–1865 | 1838–1865 |
| Théodore Despeyrous | 1815–1883 | 1865–1866 |
| Pierre Daguin | 1814–1884 | 1866–1870 |
| Félix Tisserand | 1845–1896 | 1873–1878 |
| Benjamin Baillaud | 1848–1934 | 1878–1907 |
| Eugène Cosserat | 1866–1931 | 1908–1931 |
| Emile Paloque | 1891–1982 | 1931–1960 |
| Roger Bouigues | 1920– | 1961–1971 |
| Jean Rösch | 1915–1999 | 1971–1981 |
Telescopes
The observatory has used many telescopes over its lifetime. For example, an 83 cm aperture refractor telescope was installed in 1875.
See also
References
- ↑ MSN Encarta "Toulouse" "Toulouse," Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2008 http://encarta.msn.com © 1997–2008 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- ↑ Soucail, G.; Mellier, Y.; Fort, B.; Mathez, G.; Hammer, F. (October 1987). "Further data on the blue ring-like structure in A 370". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 184 (1-2): L7–L9. Bibcode:1987A&A...184L...7S. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ↑ MEGACAM: A Status Report Derrick Salmon, CFHT
External links
Further reading
- Levy, Jacques R. (1970–80). "Bigourdan, Camille Guillaume". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-684-10114-9.