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observatory

[uhb-zur-vuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / əbˈzɜr vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
NOUN
watchtower
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As part of her course she spent several months as an intern at the observatory, where she researched Ernst Öpik's life beyond his scientific achievements.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate observatory for this geopolitically significant region said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The research team tested the method for ten years at a volcanological observatory on the island of La Réunion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The old observatory was destroyed in a "devastating fire" on 23 June 2021.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Three years before The War of the Worlds was published, a Bostonian named Percival Lowell founded a major observatory where the most elaborate claims in support of life on Mars were developed.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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