City Observatory

Classification and Statistics

Type:Exhibition or Centre
Opened: 1776
Tourist Rating: Two Stars
Text of Entry Updated: 09-AUG-2009
Location

Latitude: 55.9549°N Longitude: 3.1835°W
National Grid Reference: NT 261 741
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References and Further Reading
Gifford, John, Colin McWilliam and David Walker (1991) The Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh. Penguin, London
Hamilton, Alan (1978) Essential Edinburgh. Andre Deutsch, London
Lang, Theo (ed.) (1952) The Queen's Scotland: Edinburgh and the Lothians. Hodder and Stoughton, London
McKean, Charles, with David Walker (1982) Edinburgh: An Illustrated Architectural Guide. RIAS Publications, Edinburgh
Rae, William and The City of Edinburgh District Council (1994) Edinburgh - The New Official Guide. City of Edinburgh District Council and Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh.
Rule, Graham (ed.) (1995) The City Observatory Edinburgh: A Guide to Edinburgh's Popular Observatory. The Astronomical Society of Edinburgh, http://www.roe.ac.uk/asewww/publications/booklet/

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