Barnard Observatory
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Barnard Observatory
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Front of the observatory
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| Location: | University of Mississippi campus, Oxford, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates: | 34°21′58″N 89°32′4″W / 34.36611°N 89.53444°WCoordinates: 34°21′58″N 89°32′4″W / 34.36611°N 89.53444°W |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1857 |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival |
| Governing body: | State |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78001607[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 8, 1978 |
Barnard Observatory was a U.S. astronomical observatory owned and operated by University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Completed in 1859, it was part of the astronomy focus that chancellor Frederick A.P. Barnard had for the school.[2] Due to the outbreak of the Civil War, though, the purchase of the observatory's telescopes were put on hold. Today the observatory houses the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and the university's astronomers uses Kennon Observatory.[3]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "The Barnard Observatory". University of Mississippi. Archived from the original on 2006-09-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20060910011647/http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/u_museum/barnard.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-27.
- ^ "Barnard Observatory Homepage". Barnard Observatory. Archived from the original on November 14, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051114111448/http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/u_museum/barnard.htm. Retrieved December 14, 2005.
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