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Date: 2002-10-08 19:21:45
Yerkes Observatory
Science
Refracting telescope
Astronomy
George Ellery Hale
Objective
Technology
Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory
Alvan Clark & Sons
Telescopes
University of Chicago
Telescope types

As a former president put it, "The problem of handing down RAS knowledge from generation to generation is similar to the difficulties the Nuclear Regulartory Commission is having in trying to determine the best way to sc

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