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Pitt's Observatory Faces Phase Out Stirring Controversy
The Allegheny Observatory on Pittsburgh's North Side, founded in 1858 and long tied to railroad time systems and stellar research, faces closure as the University of Pittsburgh deems it obsolete. Critics argue the site preserves Langley, Keeler, Brashear, and Daniel legacies. supporters warn loss of a historic research center.
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Allegheny
Observatory
Alan Howr
University of Pittsburgh
Joe Krovisky
Pittsburgh
Donati
Allegheny City
Allegheny Telescope Association
The
Allegheny Observatory At
Pitt
Edward H. Litchfield
Nicholas Wagman
Litchfield
Wagman
University
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Langley
Roxbury
Mass
Boston Latin School
Harvard Observatory
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Pitt Church
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
James E. Keeler
Keeler
John A. Brashear
Phoebe
Brashear
Brac
Ob-|tservatory
Zacchettus Daniel
Daniel