observatory

English - Turkish

Definition of observatory in English Turkish dictionary

gözlemevi

Yıldızları incelemek için bir gözlemevi yaptı. - He built an observatory to study the stars.

O gözlemevi iyi bir konumda bulunuyor. - That observatory stands in a good location.

rasathane

Adasında yaşarken, Brahe bir kale ve bir rasathane inşa etti. - While living on his island, Brahe built a castle and an observatory.

gözlemev

Yıldızları incelemek için bir gözlemevi yaptı. - He built an observatory to study the stars.

O gözlemevi iyi bir konumda bulunuyor. - That observatory stands in a good location.

etrafın manzarasını seyretmek için yapılmış kule

{i} gözlem evi

1854'te Le Verrier Paris gözlem evi müdürü oldu. O dönemlerde bu gözlem evi parçalanma içindeydi. Le Verrier gözlem evini iyi bilimin yer aldığı bir yer olarak yeniden kurdu. - In 1854, Le Verrier became director of the Observatory of Paris. At the time, this observatory was in decay. Le Verrier reestablished the observatory as a place where good science was taking place.

observatuar

Related Terms

observatory hill

Gözlem ya da seyir yapılabilecek tepe

The vibrant scenery of sunrise over the Observatory Hill attracts tourist.

marine observatory

(Askeri) deniz gözlemi

English - English

Definition of observatory in English English dictionary

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope

a building designed for systematic astronomical observations

{n} a place for astronomical observations

An observatory is a building with a large telescope from which scientists study things such as the planets by watching them. observatories a special building from which scientists watch the moon, stars, weather etc. Structure containing telescopes and other instruments for observing celestial objects and phenomena. Observatories can be classified by the part of the electromagnetic spectrum they can receive. Most are optical, observing in and near the region of the visible spectrum. Some are equipped to detect radio waves; others (space observatories) are Earth satellites and other spacecraft that carry special telescopes and detectors to study celestial sources of high-energy radiation (e.g., gamma rays, ultraviolet radiation, X rays) from above the atmosphere. Stonehenge may have been an early predecessor of the optical observatory. Perhaps the first observatory that used instruments to accurately measure the positions of celestial objects was built 150 BC by Hipparchus. The first notable premodern European observatory was that at Uraniborg, built for Tycho Brahe in 1576. Observatory House, in Slough, Eng., built and operated by William Herschel (see Herschel family), was one of the technical wonders of the 18th century. Today the world's largest groupings of optical telescopes are atop Mauna Kea, in Hawaii, and Cerro Tololo, in Chile. Other major observatories include Arecibo Observatory; Mount Wilson Observatory; Palomar Observatory; and Royal Greenwich Observatory. Arecibo Observatory Mount Wilson Observatory Palomar Observatory Royal Greenwich Observatory

a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena

A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire

A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies

{i} astronomical viewing place; place where nature can be observed

A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena

A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded

a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

Related Terms

maragheh observatory

Maragheh observatory (Persian: رصدخانه مراغه Rasad Khaneh) is an ancient astronomical observatory, which was established in 1259 by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, an Iranian scientist and astronomer. Located in the heights west of Maragheh, East Azarbaijan province, Iran, it was once considered one of the most prestigious observatories in the world

Arecibo Observatory

Astronomical observatory near Arecibo, P.R., site of the world's largest single-unit radio telescope (as opposed to multiple telescope interferometers such as the Very Large Array). The telescope dish, 1,000 ft (300 m) across, is built into a valley; celestial sources are tracked across the sky by moving secondary structures suspended about 500 ft (150 m) above the dish. The observatory has produced detailed radar maps of the surface of Venus and near-Earth asteroids (see Earth-crossing asteroid), made detailed studies of Earth's ionosphere, and made major contributions to studies of pulsars and hydrogen gas in galaxies

Mount Wilson Observatory

Astronomical observatory located atop Mount Wilson, near Pasadena, California, U.S. Founded in 1904 by George Ellery Hale (1868-1938), it was operated jointly with Palomar Observatory as Hale Observatories (1948-80). Its largest optical telescope, with a diameter of 100 in. (2.5 m), enabled Edwin Hubble and his associates to discover evidence of an expanding universe and to estimate its size

Palomar Observatory

Astronomical observatory on Mount Palomar, near San Diego, California, U.S., site of the famous Hale telescope, a reflecting telescope with a 200-in. (5-m) aperture that has proved instrumental in cosmological research. Built in 1948 and named in honour of George Ellery Hale (1868-1938), it was the largest instrument of its kind for almost 30 years. Founded in 1948 by California Institute of Technology, the observatory was operated jointly with the Mount Wilson Observatory as the Hale Observatories until 1980

Royal Greenwich Observatory

the British national observatory (=a place where scientists study the stars) , which was established in the 17th century, in Greenwich, South London, although it was moved away from there after World War II and it is now in Cambridge. The 0° meridian (=an imaginary line that divides the east part of the world from the west) passes through the building in Greenwich. Greenwich Mean Time. Astronomical observatory, oldest scientific institution in Britain, founded for navigational purposes in 1675 by Charles II at Greenwich, England. Its main contributions have been in navigation, timekeeping, determination of star positions, and almanac publication. In 1767 it began publishing The Nautical Almanac, based on the time at the longitude of Greenwich; its popularity among navigators led in part to the Greenwich meridian's being made Earth's prime meridian and the starting point for international time zones in 1884 (see Greenwich Mean Time)

observatories

plural of observatory

Hyphenation

ob·ser·va·to·ry

Turkish pronunciation

ıbzırvıtôri

Pronunciation

/əbˈzərvəˌtôrē/ /əbˈzɜrvəˌtɔːriː/

Etymology

[ &b-'z&r-v&-"tOr-E, ] (noun.) 1676. probably from New Latin observatorium, from Latin observare.