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Coats Observatory is Scotland's oldest public observatory. It is currently closed for refurbishment as part of a 4-year long £42m transformation of the observatory ...
Thomas Coats (1809-1883) co-founder of the world-famous J.&P Coats company was a philanthropist and devout member of the Baptist Church.He was committed to the well-being of his town, involved in the restoration of Paisley Abbey, and in funding projects such as the construction of the Coats Observatory and Paisley Fountain Gardens.
The Museum and Art Galleries were gifted to the town of Paisley by the industrialist Sir Peter Coats in 1871. The building, which also houses Paisley Library and the Coats Observatory, [2] was designed by Glasgow architect John Honeyman of the firm of Honeyman and Keppie. [3]
A new home has been found for the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) which was destroyed by fire more than three years ago. A deal has been reached to buy the former Forestry and Land Scotland ...
The Institution has helped to found several local bodies, including the Paisley Free Library and Museum (1871), the Coats Observatory (1882) and Paisley Technical College and School of Art (1897; subsequently the University of Paisley, now part of the University of the West of Scotland).
Coats Observatory, Paisley, Scotland (contains a large collection of scientific and astronomical materials, [10] including equipment by R and J Beck) National Museums of Scotland (microscopes by R and J Beck [11]) National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, England (Beck field cameras [12])
Mills Observatory: Dundee, Scotland (1951) 25 cm (10") 1871: by T. Cooke & Sons. Training telescope at St. Andrews 1938–1951: Coats Observatory: Paisley, Scotland (1898) 25 cm (10") 1898: by Howard Grubb. Replaced 5" refractor by Thomas Cooke, installed in 1883. Blackett Observatory: Marlborough College Wiltshire, England-25 cm (10") 1860: by ...
p>For decades, Boxing Day celebrants in the British Isles have taken to frigid waters each Dec. 26. This year, swimmers took to the water once again. p> Many do it to raise money for a charity of ...