Observatory Quotes

I have to face everyday teaching students who don`t have an observatory, ... I`m doing this for them. It`s the right thing to do.

On the retirement of Admiral Sands in 1874, Admiral Davis returned to the observatory, and continued in charge until his death in February, 1877.

In October, 1865, occurred what was, in my eyes, the greatest event in the history of the observatory. The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes.

The great fire practically put an end to the activity of the Chicago Observatory and forced its director to pursue his work in other fields.

The result was that, if it happened to clear off after a cloudy evening, I frequently arose from my bed at any hour of the night or morning and walked two miles to the observatory to make some observation included in the programme.

Getting an observatory here had been a goal of the club for 30 years. It`s a privilege to be associated with it and to have access to a research-grade telescope.