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Sydney Observatory (H.C. Russell in doorway) c1860

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Astronomy

Sciences

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Sydney Observatory building

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Scientific observation station built on Sydney's highest point.

Russell, Henry Chamberlain

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Astronomer and meteorologist who invented and made many instruments, and was the first to think comprehensively about the southern hemisphere in a global approach to meteorology.

Observatory Hill

Hill at the top of The Rocks, west of Sydney Cove, which is the highest point overlooking Port Jackson. With commanding views both east and west, it was the site of one of Sydney's first windmills from 1796 before being replaced with a fort in 1803. By 1849 an observatory had also been constructed which can still be visited.

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