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69 photos and 12 illustrations tagged observatory, from 15 members of Flickr Commons.

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• North East Museums 24 photos & illustrations
• State Library of Queensland 16 photos & illustrations
• British Library 12 photos & illustrations
• Smithsonian Institution 7 photos & illustrations
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 4 photos & illustrations
• Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection 4 photos & illustrations
• Powerhouse Museum 4 photos & illustrations
• State Library of New South Wales 3 photos & illustrations
• Provincial Archives of Alberta 1 photo / illustration
• The Library of Congress 1 photo / illustration
• George Eastman Museum 1 photo / illustration
• Navy Medicine 1 photo / illustration

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Dr W. E. McFarlane, medical doctor and astronomer

from State Library of Queensland

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  Skilled in using stethoscopes as well as telescopes, but singing, dancing, and playing the piano make him a superhero doctor.

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  "The town's doctor was of vital importance for his medical work but Dr McFarlane had other talents as well. The newspapers of the time record him playing the organ for a Masonic function and appearing in a local variety show singing comic songs and accompanying himself on the piano. He built a small roller-skating rink under his house for the use of the local children and was also a keen amateur astronomer. In 1910 he purchased a fine 7 inch refracting telescope and built an observatory with rotating dome to house it behind his house on Hospital Hill.

• Vesna Verencevic said:

  From: www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/country-doctor-and-exploding-star

• Annette Cadell said:

  Died of influenza in 1919.

Albert Memorial in Belfast at 14:25 - Now you see the horse-drawn trams!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

• 26 older comments, and then…
• DannyM8 said:

  Very sad to hear your news. You will be missed a lot.

• National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:

  DannyM8 Thank you, Danny! But you should be in bed by now - it must be stupid o'clock over there in Sunny California... :)

• Niall McAuley said:

  Streetview

• Niall McAuley said:

  After 1872, when the horse-trams started.

• Niall McAuley said:

  Electric Time Signal from Greenwich Observatory???

Pretoria 74" Reflector

from North East Museums

• Robert Couse-Baker said:

  Big science!