This dimension names where an observatory is actually sited, whether on a mountaintop, in orbit or elsewhere. Wikipedia defines an observatory as "a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events," and its location is often chosen specifically to improve what it can observe. Browsing this way collects every observatory built in the same place or type of place.
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1. Wikipedia: History of the telescope
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The history of the telescope can be traced to before the invention of the earliest known telescope, which appeared in 1608 in the Netherlands, when a patent was submitted by Hans Lippershey, an eyeglass maker.
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