Daniel Scholl Observatory Explained

Daniel Scholl Observatory
Organization:	Franklin and Marshall College
Location:	Lancaster, Pennsylvania (United States)
Coords:	40.0481°N -76.3206°W
Telescope1 Name:	Unnamed telescope
Telescope1 Type:	11-inch Clark-Repsold refractor

Daniel Scholl Observatory was the astronomical observatory built by Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Construction began in 1884 and the building was dedicated June 16, 1886. Total cost of the observatory and equipment was $13,579. The Observatory was named after Mr. Daniel Scholl of Maryland because his child donated the money for its establishment.

• Building cost- $3,000
• Steel Dome $2,000 by Grubb & Sons, Dublin, Ireland
• Equipment cost-$8,579 total
  • $4,199 for 11" Repsold Telescope (Hamburg, Germany)
  • $2,200 lens manufactured by Alvan Clark & Sons, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • $2,180 for chronometer, chronograph, transit, clock and other equipment

Starting in 1889 it was one of the official Pennsylvania weather stations. In 1925 the observatory was moved 200 yards north to make way for a dormitory. The observatory was razed in 1966.^[1]

Directors

• Jefferson E. Kershner

Telescopes

The observatory contained an 11-inch Clark-Repsold refracting telescope.

See also

• List of astronomical observatories

External links

• Franklin & Marshall Building Webpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rabb . Christopher . Scholl Observatory razed . Archives & Special Collections Librarian . 21 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031074201/http://magazine.fandm.edu/2008/10/28/domes-off-to-scholl-observatory/ . 31 October 2012 .