Ladd Observatory

Where Lovecraft studied the stars, given access to the telescope at a young age he spent many nights under it’s gaze.

in Lovecraft’s cosmos, few buildings are more influential

than Ladd Observatory.

A symbol of his first publications, it would eventually reflect his greatest failure.

The Telescope was built by Brown university

a prestigious Providence School, which Lovecraft

dreamed to attend.

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since the young age of blank, Lovecrafted looked to the stars

with great curiosity. (visually reading astronomy books)

His research, lead him here,

(Visual) His first ever publication was at the age of (wat) a amateur's. science/?astronomy?) journal (the gleamer)

as young as (blank) he was given access to this telescope, spending many late nights,

under it’s gaze.

(visually) lovecraft visited here between the years 1903-1908) translate to age tho

(In year)Lovecraft suffers a nervous collapse, and drops out,

His dreams of Attending Brown university,

are now impossible.

he shuts himself away from the world into his familiar,

comfortable darkness.

Leaving the observatory behind,

and space to his dark imagination.

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Notes

He was interested in Astronomy since the age of (x) and his mother purchased him a telescope

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Quotes

(Letter to Reinhardt Kleiner, 16 November 1916) "The late Prof. Upton of Brown, a friend of the family, gave me the freedom of the college obseratory, (Ladd Observatory) & I came & went there at will on my bicycle. Ladd Observatory tops a considerable eminence about a mile from the house. I used to walk up Doyle Avenue with my wheel, but when returning would have a glorious coast down it."