Yerkes Observatory | Operating the World’s Largest Refracting Telescope
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Yerkes Observatory | Operating the World’s Largest Refracting Telescope
Operating the 125-year-old Great Refractor telescope at Yerkes Observatory is no small feat. At 64 feet and 19 tons, the Great Refractor is so expertly balanced that it can be moved by hand. Find out how the Great Refractor works and learn more about the incredible history of Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Photo Credit ...
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Yerkes Observatory: Home of Largest Refracting Telescope
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Yerkes Observatory: Home of Largest Refracting Telescope
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One of the most influential observatories in history, Yerkes Observatory in Walworth County, is back open to the public. Read more: https://bit.ly/3yQBfhB | TMJ4 News
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One of the most influential observatories in history, Yerkes Observatory in Walworth County, is back open to the public. Read more: https://bit.ly/3yQBfhB | TMJ4 News
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Unseen tour diary from the Kerry King tour earlier this year! Back onto it in less than a month with Avatar and SpiritWorld. Keen as, gonna be mean as! Nov 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren Nov 6 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park Nov 7 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium Nov 8 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Nov 10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre Nov 11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Nov 12 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House & Event Center Nov 14 – Salt Lake
Unseen tour diary from the Kerry King tour earlier this year! Back onto it in less than a month with Avatar and SpiritWorld. Keen as, gonna be mean as! Nov 5 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren Nov 6 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park Nov 7 – Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium Nov 8 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Nov 10 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre Nov 11 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater Nov 12 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House & Event Center Nov 14 – Salt Lake
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Located in Williams Bay, WI, Yerkes Telescope and Observatory first opened in 1897. The observatory was designed by Henry Ives Cobb in the Beaux Arts and Romanesque architectural styles and includes caricatures of some major players in history sculpted in the stone columns. Surrounding the buildings of the observatory are 50 acres originally planned by the Olmsted Brothers, the firm founded by legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. #Chicago #YerkesObservatory #Yerkes #architecture
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