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ARRANGEMENTS have now been completed by which the astronomical observatory on Salcombe Hill, Devon, will become "The Norman Lockyer Observatory of the University College of the South West of England, Exeter". The Observatory occupies a commanding site of about 44 acres above Sidmouth, at an altitude of 565 ft. ; and since its foundation in 1912 it has been maintained through funds provided by a few generous donors as a non-profit making
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University College, Exeter, and the Norman Lockyer Observatory. Nature 161, 15 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161015d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161015d0