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It was built by French Jesuits around 1899 and is one of the oldest astronomical observatory in China (it also hosts one of China's oldest astronomical telescopes).
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This article about a specific observatory, telescope or astronomical instrument is a
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Observatory and was renamed the Sheshan Station of the
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Observatory code
337
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Songjiang
Shanghai
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone
Coordinates
31°05′47″N 121°11′19″E / 31.0963°N 121.1885°E / 31.0963; 121.1885
Sheshan Observatory is located in China

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Sheshan Observatory
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31°05′35″N 121°11′35″E / 31.093°N 121.193°E / 31.093; 121.193
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