The National Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Nacional or ON) is an institution localized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded by Pedro I on October...
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The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) was the United States national observatory for ground-based nighttime ultraviolet-optical-infrared (OUVIR)...
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This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and...
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in the state of Ceará, Brazil, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Fortaleza. The facility is owned by the National Institute for Space Research...
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This is a list of observatory codes (IAU codes or MPC codes) published by the Minor Planet Center. For a detailed description, see observations of small...
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Luís Cruls (category Belgian emigrants to Brazil)
– 21 June 1908) was a Belgian-Brazilian astronomer and geodesist. He was Director of the Brazilian National Observatory from 1881 to 1908, led the commission...
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be synchronized to the time sent by a single transmitter, such as many national or regional time transmitters, or may use the multiple transmitters used...
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reflecting telescopes). The observatory is owned and operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States, the National Research Council of...
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, formerly known as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is an astronomical observatory under construction in Chile...
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time in Brazil" (in Portuguese). National Observatory of Brazil. Retrieved 2019-11-25. Time Service Division of the National Observatory of Brazil Legal...
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Lick Observatory in California (1893-1909) who moved to Cordoba, Argentina to accept the position of Director of the Argentine National Observatory (1909-1936)...
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Jodrell Bank Observatory (/ˈdʒɒdrəl/ JOD-rəl) in Cheshire, England hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics...
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was acquired by National Observatory (Brazil) in 1911 but only setup on 1922 due to World War I. It is the largest refractor in Brazil and it is used for...
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"Campos Thermal Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 21 March 2014. "CCGT Plants in Brazil". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 30...
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The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory or ATTO is a scientific research facility in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. This includes a 325-metre-tall (1,066 ft)...
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The Argentine National Observatory, today the Astronomical Observatory of Córdoba, was founded on 24 October 1871, by Argentine president Domingo F. Sarmiento...
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Hamza River (category Aquifers in Brazil)
is in honour of Indian scientist Valiya Mannathal Hamza, of Brazil's National Observatory, who has undertaken research on the region for four decades...
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Pico dos Dias Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Pico dos Dias (OPD)) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the National Astrophysical...
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The Hat Creek Radio Observatory (HCRO) is operated by the SETI Institute in the Western United States. The observatory is home to the Allen Telescope Array...
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is a list of the exports of Brazil. Data is for 2012, in billions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Currently...
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The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a group of independent astronomical research facilities and large telescope observatories that are located at the...
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São Januário (category 1927 establishments in Brazil)
Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil. Because of its position, it has given Vasco the...
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Nicaragua with support from the Brazil-FAO Cooperation". FAO-RLC. "Brazil (BRA) and Nicaragua (NIC) Trade". The Observatory of Economic Complexity. Wikimedia...
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The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was a national facility operated by NASA to support research in infrared astronomy. The observation platform...
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nations ask Brazil for 'real action' on deforestation". euronews. Simoes, Alexander. "The Observatory of Economic Complexity - What does Brazil Export"....
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peoples in Brazil began with the Portuguese colonization of the Americas, when Pedro Álvares Cabral made landfall in what is now the country of Brazil in 1500...
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General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the president, vice president, the National Congress, the governors, vice governors,...
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A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest...
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paused in 2019 due to insufficient funding and has not resumed. Timau National Observatory, Indonesia – 3.8 m (150 in). Construction expected to be completed...
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Valiya Hamza (category Expatriate academics in Brazil)
permanent professor in the Geophysics specialization at the Brazilian National Observatory. Hamza did his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the...
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