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Palermo Astronomical Observatory
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Palermo Astronomical Observatory
The
Giuseppe S. Vaiana Astronomical Observatory
is an
astronomical observatory
located in
Palermo
,
Sicily
, Italy, housed inside the
Palazzo dei Normanni
. It is one of the research facilities of the
National Institute of Astrophysics
. It was founded in 1790 by
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
, at the suggestion of some intellectuals of the time, including the then Sicilian viceroy
Francesco d'Aquino, Prince of Caramanico
.
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