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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 Alvan Clark & Sons, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • $2,180 for chronometer, chronograph, transit, clock and other equipment

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Daniel Scholl Observatory

Organization	Franklin and Marshall College
Location	Lancaster, Pennsylvania (United States)
Coordinates	40.048068°N 76.320563°W / 40.048068; -76.320563
Established	June 16, 1886 (1886-06-16)
Telescopes
Unnamed telescope 11-inch Clark-Repsold refractor
Location of Daniel Scholl Observatory
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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.[1]

Directors

• Jefferson E. Kershner

Telescopes

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

See also

• List of astronomical observatories

References

External links

• Franklin & Marshall Building Webpage Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

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