The Nice Observatory (Observatoire de Nice) is located in Nice, France on the summit of Mont Gros. The observatory was initiated in 1879 by the banker Raphaël Bischoffsheim. The architect was Charles Garnier, and Gustave Eiffel designed the main cupola. Nice Observatory - Bischoffsheim cupola Photograph available under GFDL license. ... Nice Observatory - Bischoffsheim cupola Photograph available under GFDL license. ... Download high resolution version (870x578, 64 KB)Nice Observatory - Great Refractor Photograph available under GFDL license. ... Download high resolution version (870x578, 64 KB)Nice Observatory - Great Refractor Photograph available under GFDL license. ... City motto: Nicæa civitas. ... Categories: Stub | Astronomical observatories ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Garnier (6 November 1825 _ 3 August 1898) was a French architect, designer of the Paris Opéra and the Opéra de Monte_Carlo. ... Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 - December 27, 1923; French pronunciation /EfEl/ in X-SAMPA, in English usually pronounced /ajfEl/) was a French engineer and entrepreneur, specialist of metallic structures. ... Cupola of St Peters Basilica, Rome In architecture, a cupola consists of a dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and remove stale air. ...
The 76-cm (30-inch) refractor telescope that became operational in 1888 was at that time the world's largest telescope. It was outperformed one year later by the 36-inch (91-cm) refractor at the Lick Observatory. A centimetre (American spelling: centimeter, symbol: cm) is an SI unit of length. ... The 50 cm refractor at Nice Observatory. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Lick Observatory is an astronomical observatory, owned and operated by the University of California. ...
As a scientific institution, the Nice Observatory no longer exists. It was merged with CERGA in 1988 to form the Côte d'Azur Observatory. The Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie (CERGA) was a scientific department of the Observatoire de la côte dazur (OCA). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Côte dAzur Observatory was founded in 1988, by the merger of two observatories: Nice Observatory The CERGA (Centre dEtudes et de Recherches Géodynamiques et Astronomiques) External links Côte dAzur Observatory official website (English version) ...
Nice (pronounced [nis]) (Occitan: Niça; local dialect: Nissa; Italian: Nizza) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census.
Nice (Nicaea) was founded in the 5th century BC by the Greeks of Marseille and received the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike being the goddess of victory).
In 1543 Nice was attacked by the united forces of Francis I and Khair ad Din Pasha Barbarossa; and, though the inhabitants repulsed the assault which succeeded the terrible bombardment, they were ultimately compelled to surrender, and Barbarossa was allowed to pillage the city and to carry off 2,500 captives.
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