PAD06 - Ladd Observatory

The Ladd Observatory at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island opened in October 1891 under the direction of Professor Winslow Upton. The historic observatory is home to a 12" refractor, several transit scopes, pendulum clocks, and various chronometers. The observatory was a frequent haunt of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.


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