Paris Observatory

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astronomical observatory research institution scientific organization

Paris Observatory is a historic astronomical research institution in Paris, France, renowned as one of the world’s oldest and most influential observatories in the development of modern astronomy.

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Paris Observatory canonical 16
Observatoire de Paris 6
Observatoire de Paris (architectural contributions) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical observatory ⓘ
research institution ⓘ
scientific organization ⓘ
affiliation CNRS ⓘ
linked to: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Sorbonne University ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
architect Claude Perrault ⓘ
collaboratesWith CNES ⓘ
ESO ⓘ
linked to: European Southern Observatory

European Space Agency ⓘ
commissionedBy Louis XIV of France ⓘ
contributedToDiscoveryOf Neptune (via Urbain Le Verrier) ⓘ
linked to: Neptune
coordinates 48.8367°N 2.3369°E ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedBy Claude Perrault ⓘ
employs astronomers ⓘ
astrophysicists ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
technicians ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
space geodesy ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
foundedInCity Paris ⓘ
foundedUnderDirectionOf Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ
foundingDate 1667 ⓘ
governedBy French Ministry of Higher Education and Research ⓘ
hasBranch Meudon Observatory ⓘ
linked to: Observatory of Meudon

Nançay Radio Observatory ⓘ
Site de Meudon ⓘ
linked to: Observatory of Meudon
hasCollection astronomical archives ⓘ
astrophotographic plates ⓘ
historical astronomical instruments ⓘ
hasDome main dome at Paris site ⓘ
hasEducationalRole training of graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics ⓘ
hasInstrument equatorial telescopes ⓘ
large meridian telescope ⓘ
radio astronomy instruments at Nançay ⓘ
solar telescopes ⓘ
hasMainBuilding Paris Observatory headquarters on Avenue de l’Observatoire ⓘ
hasMotto “Comprendre l’Univers” (approximate institutional slogan, may vary over time) ⓘ
hasResearchUnit GEPI (Galaxies, Stars, Physics and Instrumentation) ⓘ
LESIA (Laboratory for Space Studies and Instrumentation in Astrophysics) ⓘ
LUTH (Laboratory Universe and Theories) ⓘ
SYRTE (Time-Space Reference Systems) ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.obspm.fr ⓘ
heritageStatus historic monument of France (parts of the site) ⓘ
historicalRole major center for the development of modern astronomy ⓘ
one of the oldest observatories still in operation ⓘ
inception 1667 ⓘ
locatedIn 14th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to: Île-de-France region
memberOf International Astronomical Union (institutional participation) ⓘ
linked to: International Astronomical Union
nativeName Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
notableAstronomer André Danjon ⓘ
François Arago ⓘ
Giovanni Domenico Cassini ⓘ
Henri Poincaré ⓘ
Henrietta Swan Leavitt (collaborative work context) ⓘ
linked to: Henrietta Swan Leavitt

Jean-Claude Pecker ⓘ
Jules Janssen ⓘ
Urbain Le Verrier ⓘ
operatedBy Paris Observatory (institution) ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
operates Meudon solar tower ⓘ
linked to: Observatory of Meudon

Nançay Radio Telescope ⓘ
linked to: Nançay Radio Observatory
participatedIn Gaia mission (data analysis and science) ⓘ
linked to: Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium

Hipparcos mission (astrometry) ⓘ
linked to: Hipparcos satellite
partOf Paris Sciences et Lettres University ⓘ
linked to: Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL University)
primaryLanguage French ⓘ
streetAddress 61 avenue de l’Observatoire, 75014 Paris ⓘ
timezone Europe/Paris ⓘ
usedFor astrometric measurements ⓘ
astronomical observations ⓘ
ephemeris computation ⓘ
space mission support ⓘ
time standard determination ⓘ

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Arago → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Claude Perrault → designed → Observatoire de Paris (architectural contributions) ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Milan Rastislav Štefánik → workedAt → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Messier catalogue → observingLocation → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Urbain Le Verrier → employer → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Iapetus → discoveryLocation → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Giovanni Domenico Cassini → employer → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Paris Observatory → operatedBy → Paris Observatory (institution) ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Paris Observatory → alsoKnownAs → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Paris Observatory → nativeName → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Léon Foucault → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
François Arago → workLocation → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Brandon Carter → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Université Paris Sciences et Lettres → isFederationOf → Observatoire de Paris – PSL ⓘ
subject linked to: Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL University)
linked to: Paris Observatory
14th arrondissement of Paris → contains → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
14th arrondissement of Paris → namedAfter → Observatoire de Paris (historical name: arrondissement de l’Observatoire) ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
IERS ICRS Centre → hostInstitution → Paris Observatory ⓘ
IERS ICRS Centre → hostInstitution → Observatoire de Paris ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
IERS ICRS Centre → affiliation → Paris Observatory Reference Systems group ⓘ
linked to: Paris Observatory
Wolf–Rayet star → discoveredAt → Paris Observatory ⓘ
subject linked to: Wolf–Rayet stars
Nicolas de Lacaille → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Pierre-Charles Le Monnier → workLocation → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Jérôme Lalande → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Johann Karl Burckhardt → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Johann Karl Burckhardt → placeOfActivity → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Camille Flammarion → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ
Jules Janssen → employer → Paris Observatory ⓘ