Royal Observatory

Royal Observatory may refer to:

  • The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory)
  • The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
  • Before 1997, Hong Kong Observatory
  • The Royal Observatory of Belgium, Uccle
  • Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Famous quotes containing the words royal and/or observatory:

    “This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,
    This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
    This other Eden, demi-paradise,
    This fortress built by nature for herself
    Against infection and the hand of war,
    This happy breed of men, this little world,
    This precious stone set in the silver sea,
    Which serves it in the office of a wall,
    Or as a moat defensive to a house
    Against the envy of less happier lands;
    This blessèd plot, this earth, this realm, this England.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)