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Address:
Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-018 Lisboa

Additional information:
The archive is accessible and is destined to be consulted mostly by researchers and post-graduate students.

Links:
Arquivo Histórico do Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa
University of Lisbon

Description:
The archive consists of manuscripts produced since the foundation of the Observatory, in 1850 until 1992, when the last observations with the equipment of the Observatory were made.

The archive is part of the University since 1995 and has recently been catalogued and organized according to the following categories:

Foundation and Organization, Astronomical Works and Related, Instrumentation, Correspondence, Administrative Documents, Pictures/Images, Publications (Originals and proofs) and Various Documents.

Further Reading:
Guia do Fundo Documental Histórico do Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa, OAL, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Dezembro de 2006 (Internal Document, Not published)