Burrell Memorial Observatory

Burrell Memorial Observatory referred to as Burrell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the campus of Baldwin Wallace University. The observatory was established in 1940, in Berea, Ohio.

Burrell Memorial Observatory
Burrell Memorial Observatory
OrganizationBaldwin Wallace University
LocationBerea, Ohio
Coordinates41.3754°N 81.8513°W / 41.3754; -81.8513
Established1940 (1940)
Websitewww.bw.edu/academics/phy/ast/
Telescopes
Warner & Swasey refracting Telescoperefracting telescope with a 13 3/8 inch objective, a 4 - inch finder, and a 1 inch finder.
Location of Burrell Memorial Observatory
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History

The observatory is located on the northernmost point of the Baldwin Wallace University campus. Built in 1940, the observatory is named after Katherine Ward Burrell as a memorial to her late husband Edward P. Burrell. The observatory houses a Warner & Swasey refracting telescope with a 13​3⁄8-inch objective, a 4-inch finder, and a 1-inch finder.[1]

See also

Notes
  1. "Burrell Memorial Observatory - Baldwin Wallace University". Burrell Observatory. Baldwin Wallace University. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

References
  • Sifakis, C. The Mafia Encyclopedia: From Accardo to Zwillman. Facts on File, Incorporated 1999. ISBN 978-0-8160-3857-2.
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