Talk:Sonnenborgh Observatory

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The article states that "The university observatory (of the University of Utrecht) was founded in 1853...", but in Hockey et al. (2009:794) we find: "In 1812, [Gerard] Moll was appointed director of the Observatory at the University of Utrecht." Hockey, T. et al. (eds) (2009) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. Auke Slotegraaf (talk) 04:36, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]