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Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory


  • [The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was established by A. L. Rotch in 1885 to investigate weather patterns and maintain weather records. The administration of the Observatory was combined with that of Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Physics in 1959, at which time the U.S. Weather Bureau assumed the responsibility for conducting routine weather observations at the Blue Hill station. The University's lease of the Blue Hill facility from the Metropolitan District ceased in 1971. (Harvard University Archives)]
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    • Blue Hill Observatory
    • Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory
    • Blue Hill Weather Observatory
    • Harvard University. Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
    • Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission. Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
    • Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (Harvard University)
  • Additional Information

    • Has Affiliation

        • Affiliation Address: P.O. Box 187 , Readville , Mass. 02186
        • Affiliation Address:
        • City: Readville
        • State: Mass.
        • Post Code: 02186
        • Source: Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center website, viewed April 10, 2013: downloadable brochure
        • Source: http://www.bluehill.org/
    • Has Affiliation

        • Affiliation Start: 1912
        • Affiliation End: 1971
        • Organization: Harvard University
    • Has Affiliation

        • Affiliation Start: 1971
        • Organization: Massachusetts. Metropolitan District Commission
    • Descriptor

        Meteorological stations
    • Associated Locale

        Milton, Mass.
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Field of Activity

      Meteorology--Observations

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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory (Harvard University)
  • Sources

    • found: Results of the meteorological observations made at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in the year ..., 1886
    • found: Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center website, viewed February 12, 2013(Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory; Blue Hill Observatory; f. 1885 by Abbott Lawrence Rotch; set on the summit of the Great Blue Hill; Observatory's buildings bisected by the town line of Canton and Milton, Mass.; Observatory bequeathed at Rotch's death in 1912 to Harvard University along with an endowment fund for its operation; affiliation with Harvard ended in 1971 and the Observatory's operation turned over to the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission) Science Center educational programs page (Observatory Science Center; opened its doors ... Jan. 1999)
    • found: Wikipedia Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory entry, February 19, 2013(Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory, also known as Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory, Blue Hill Weather Observatory, or simply the Blue Hill Observatory)
  • General Notes

    • [The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory was established by A. L. Rotch in 1885 to investigate weather patterns and maintain weather records. The administration of the Observatory was combined with that of Harvard's Division of Engineering and Applied Physics in 1959, at which time the U.S. Weather Bureau assumed the responsibility for conducting routine weather observations at the Blue Hill station. The University's lease of the Blue Hill facility from the Metropolitan District ceased in 1971. (Harvard University Archives)]
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  • Change Notes

    • 1999-02-02: new
    • 2013-06-21: revised
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