| LC control no. | no 99007008 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory |
| Variant(s) | Blue Hill Observatory Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory Blue Hill Weather Observatory Harvard University. Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (Harvard University) |
| See also | Founder: Rotch, Abbott Lawrence , 1885-1912 Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center Hierarchical superior: Harvard University Hierarchical superior: Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission |
| Biography/History note | The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was established by A. L. Rotch in 1885 to investigate weather patterns and maintain weather records. The administration of the Observatory was combined with that of Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Physics in 1959, at which time the U.S. Weather Bureau assumed the responsibility for conducting routine weather observations at the Blue Hill station. The University's lease of the Blue Hill facility from the Metropolitan District ceased in 1971. (Harvard University Archives) |
| Beginning date | 1885 |
| Located | Milton, Mass. Canton, Mass. Readville, Boston, Mass. |
| Address | P.O. Box 187 Readville Mass. U.S. 02186 |
| Field of activity | Meteorology--Observations |
| Affiliation | Harvard University Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission |
| Found in | Results of the meteorological observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in the year ..., 1886 Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center website, viewed February 12, 2013 (Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory; Blue Hill Observatory; f. 1885 by Abbott Lawrence Rotch; set on the summit of the Great Blue Hill; Observatory's buildings bisected by the town line of Canton and Milton, Mass.; Observatory bequeathed at Rotch's death in 1912 to Harvard University along with an endowment fund for its operation; affiliation with Harvard ended in 1971 and the Observatory's operation turned over to the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission) Science Center educational programs page (Observatory Science Center; opened its doors ... Jan. 1999) Wikipedia Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory entry, February 19, 2013 (Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, also known as Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory, Blue Hill Weather Observatory, or simply the Blue Hill Observatory) |
| Associated language | eng |
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