The University of Vienna's astronomical observatory, whose current building, completed in 1883, was the largest observatory in the world by floor area at the time. It has served as Austria's principal center for astronomical research and instruction since the nineteenth century.
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The first observatory was built in 1753-1754 on the roof of one of the university buildings.
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The Vienna Observatory (German: Universitatssternwarte Wien) is an astronomical observatory
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it was the world's largest refracting telescope
In Group: Optical Observatories of Europe, Lead sentence
The Vienna Observatory (German: Universitätssternwarte Wien) is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria.
Operated By: University of Vienna, Article text: operator
It is part of the University of Vienna.
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