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Commonwealth Observatory (c. 1950 - 1957) |
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| Function: Astronomy or Space Science | ||
| Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||
| The Commonwealth Solar Observatory changed its name to the Commonwealth Observatory in the middle of the twentieth century. The Observatory continued its focus on the study of solar phenomena as well as allied stellar and spectroscopic research. In 1952 the Observatory's workshop was destroyed in a bushfire, although the main astronomical observatory received little damage. The control of the Observatory was transferred from the Department of the Interior to the Australian National University in 1957. It became known as the Mount Stromlo Observatory. |
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| Reference/Legal Number(s): CA 634 Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia | |
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| Previous and Subsequent Entities 1924 - c. 1950 Commonwealth Solar Observatory | |
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