High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Boyden Observatory (IAU code 074) is a South African astronomical research observatory and science education centre.It was originally founded by Harvard University and placed near Lima, Peru in 1889. In 1927, it was moved to its present location just south of the small resort of Maselspoort, north-east of the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa, and is managed by the University of the Free State. It was named after Uriah A. Boyden, who in 1879 left in his will $238,000 to Harvard College Observatory to be used for astronomical purposes. Its first and longtime director was John S. Paraskevopoulos.

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