Osservatorio Ximeniano

Ximenian Observatory
Alternative namesXimeniano
Named afterLeonardo Ximenes 
LocationFlorence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates43°46′28″N 11°15′19″E / 43.7745°N 11.2552°E / 43.7745; 11.2552
Established1756 
Websitewww.ximeniano-firenze.it/,%20http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itinerari/luogo/OsservatorioXimeniano.html
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The Osservatorio Ximeniano is an independent measurement and research building specializing in meteorology and geophysics. It is based in Florence, in a part of the former Collegio degli Scolopi, with access from Piazza San Lorenzo. It is named after Leonardo Ximenes.

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