 The Observatory during construction in 1914 | |||||||||
| Organization | Skyscrapers, Inc. | ||||||||
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| Location | North Scituate, Rhode Island | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°50′43″N 71°35′28″W / 41.84528°N 71.59111°W | ||||||||
| Established | 1914 | ||||||||
| Website | Seagrave Memorial Observatory | ||||||||
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  Location of Seagrave Memorial Observatory | |||||||||
Seagrave Memorial Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in North Scituate, Rhode Island. It is named after astronomer Frank Evens Seagrave and is wholly owned and operated by Skyscrapers, Inc.[1] The main instrument is an 8¼-inch Alvan Clark refracting telescope[2] which was given to Frank Evens Seagrave for his 16th birthday in 1876, however the telescope took two years to build, so he did not receive it until 1878.[3] The telescope and Seagrave Observatory (as the private observatory was then known)[4] were originally at 119 Benefit Street in Providence.[3] At the time it was the third largest telescope in New England.[3] The telescope was moved to North Scituate in October 1914 when the construction of the current observatory was completed.[3][5] The observatory was acquired by the Skycrapers in 1936 after the death of Seagrave.[1]
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