Lyon Observatory
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Lyon Observatory
Summary
Lyon Observatory is an astronomical observatory[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Lyon Observatory is located in Saint-Genis-Laval[3].
- Lyon Observatory is located in 7th arrondissement of Lyon[4].
- Lyon Observatory is in the country of France[5].
- Lyon Observatory's instance of is recorded as astronomical observatory[6].
- Lyon Observatory's instance of is recorded as school[7].
- Lyon Observatory's founder is recorded as Charles André[8].
- Lyon Observatory's child organization or unit is recorded as Q134462426[9].
- Lyon Observatory's Commons category is recorded as Lyon Observatory[10].
- 1878 marks the founding of Lyon Observatory[11].
- Lyon Observatory's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.6947, 'lon': 4.7825}[12].
- Lyon Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Lyon astrophysics research center[13].
- Lyon Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Center for Scientific Research[14].
- Lyon Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as Claude Bernard University Lyon 1[15].
- Lyon Observatory's parent organization or unit is recorded as École Normale Supérieure de Lyon[16].
- Lyon Observatory's official website is recorded as http://observatoire.univ-lyon1.fr/[17].
- Lyon Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as monument historique inscrit[18].
- Lyon Observatory's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument[19].
- Lyon Observatory's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': '9, avenue Charles-André 69561 Saint-Genis-Laval'}[20].
Body
Founding
Lyon Observatory's founder is recorded as Charles André[8]. 1878 marks the founding of it[11].
Operations
Parent organizations include Lyon astrophysics research center[13], a French UMR[21], in France[22], founded in 1995[23]; National Center for Scientific Research[14], a French public establishment of a scientific and technological character[24], in France[25], founded in 1939[26], headquartered in Paris[27]; Claude Bernard University Lyon 1[15], a university in France[28], in France[29], founded in 1970[30], headquartered in Villeurbanne[31]; and École Normale Supérieure de Lyon[16], a école normale supérieure[32], in France[33], founded in 2010[34], headquartered in Lyon[35]. Lyon Observatory's child organization or unit is recorded as Q134462426[9].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lyon Observatory include Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database[36], a database[37], founded in 1983[38].
Why It Matters
Lyon Observatory has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database[36], a database[37], founded in 1983[38].