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This dimension names the agency or institution that operates an observatory. Wikipedia notes that observatories serve disciplines from "astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysics, oceanography and volcanology," work usually carried out by a specific university, government agency or research institute. Browsing this way collects every observatory run by the same operator.

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Field Origin Era
1608 1
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Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

Operator
4 entries

Astrophysical Research Consortium

Operator
1 entry

Australian Astronomical Observatory

Operator
1 entry

Australian National University

Operator
2 entries

Belgian Federal Science Policy Office

Operator
1 entry

California Association for Research in Astronomy

Operator
1 entry

California Institute of Technology

Operator
1 entry

Carnegie Institution for Science

Operator
1 entry

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Operator
1 entry

Czech Academy of Sciences

Operator
1 entry

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Operator
1 entry

European Southern Observatory

Operator
2 entries

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Operator
1 entry

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Operator
2 entries

Institut Teknologi Bandung

Operator
1 entry

Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia

Operator
1 entry

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Operator
1 entry

Large Binocular Telescope Corporation

Operator
1 entry

Leiden University

Operator
1 entry

Max Planck Institute for Astronomy

Operator
1 entry

Moscow State University

Operator
1 entry

National Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Operator
1 entry

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Operator
1 entry

National Institute for Astrophysics

Operator
3 entries

National Research Council (Canada)

Operator
1 entry

National Research Foundation of South Africa

Operator
1 entry

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Operator
1 entry

National Science Foundation

Operator
2 entries

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Operator
1 entry

New Mexico State University

Operator
1 entry

NOIRLab

Operator
2 entries

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur

Operator
1 entry

Osmania University

Operator
1 entry

Paris Sciences et Lettres University

Operator
1 entry

Physical Research Laboratory

Operator
1 entry

Russian Academy of Sciences

Operator
2 entries

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Operator
1 entry

South African Astronomical Observatory

Operator
1 entry

Tel Aviv University

Operator
1 entry

University of California

Operator
1 entry

University of Chicago

Operator
1 entry

University of Copenhagen

Operator
1 entry

University of Hamburg

Operator
1 entry

University of Texas at Austin

Operator
1 entry

University of the Free State

Operator
1 entry

University of Toronto

Operator
1 entry

University of Vienna

Operator
1 entry
Sources
1. Wikipedia: History of the telescope
Wikimedia FoundationHistory of the telescope, lead section
Quote, History of the telescope, lead section
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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