Show about the first recorded observatory was on abo top of the temple of belus the tomb of in egypt was the second alila last contained a golden astronomical circle feet in diameter another at benares india is believed to be almost as ancient as either of the other two the first in europe was erected at cassell in 1561 that of tycho brahe at was built in the paris observatory dates from and that of greenwich Is two years older the one at nuremberg was erected in 1678 and that at berlin in 1711 the famous bologna tower was built in 1714 the stockholm utrecht copenhagen and lisbon observatories were built in 1740 1650 and 1728 respectively |