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Ximenian Observatory

Florence, Italy · built 175

Ximenian Observatory
Ximenian Observatory. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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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