Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory may refer to:

  • The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory)
  • The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
  • Before 1997, Hong Kong Observatory
  • The Royal Observatory of Belgium, Uccle
  • Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Famous quotes containing the words royal and/or observatory:

    “Here was a royal fellowship of death.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)