title: Vanderbilt University Observatory
text: # Vanderbilt University Observatory
  
  Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory was an astronomical observatory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The instruments were used for teaching purposes only.
  
  ## Directors
  
  * William J. Vaughn
  
  ## Telescopes
  
  Equatorial of 8+1⁄2 inches
  
  Transit circle of 5 inches
  
  