Commons:Ladd Observatory
Ladd Observatory
  |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
| Native name | Ladd Observatory | ||
| Parent institution | Brown University | ||
| Location | |||
| Coordinates |    | ||
| Established | 1891 | ||
| Website | brown.edu/ladd | ||
| Authority file | |||
Context
The Ladd Observatory is an astronomical and educational facility in the Department of Physics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The building was designed by architects Stone, Carpenter, and Willson. It opened in 1891 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Observatory has a collection of 19th and early 20th century scientific instruments including telescopes, precision pendulum clocks, weather instruments, telegraph and wireless equipment. Today the facility is operated as a living museum. It is open to the public for telescope observing on Tuesday evenings. There are also a range of outreach programs to improve science education in local public schools and museums. .
Presentation
- During the summer of 2013 Wikipedian in Residence User:Ktr101 photographed the collection of historic scientific instruments.
- We are looking for one or more interns for photography (in residence) and Wikipedia editing (online.)
- See Outreach:Wikipedian in Residence/Ladd Observatory for more information.
Protagonists
- Michael L. Umbricht, Ladd Observatory Curator
- User:Ktr101, Wikipedian in Residence (Summer 2013)
Related categories
Reporting
- Ladd Observatory
Ladd Observatory postcard
Refractor
Ladd Observatory with Cherry blossoms
- Archival images
Telegraph
Library
Micrometer
Ladder
Hallway
Plaque
Clock vault
- Astronomical images
Barnard 33
Sky camera test
Iridium flare
Sky camera image
Quadrantid meteor
M 15
Moon
Solar eclipse
