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49.0ins |
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1.25m |
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1900 |
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Mounted horizontally with a sidereostat mirror 2 meters in diameter placed in front. Disassembled after the Paris exhibition in November 1900.
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France |
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40.0ins |
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1.02m |
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1897 |
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The world’s largest refractor, Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
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USA |
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36.0ins |
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0.91m |
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1888 |
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James Lick Telescope, Lick Observatory, Mt Hamilton.
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USA |
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32.0ins |
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0.81m |
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1889 |
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Observatory of Paris, Meudon |
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France |
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31.5ins |
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0.80m |
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1899 |
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The Great Refractor, Astrophysical Observatory, Potsdam.
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Germany |
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30.0ins |
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0.76m |
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1914 |
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Thaw Refractor, Allegheny Observatory, Pittsburgh.
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USA |
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30.0ins |
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0.76m |
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1886 |
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Bischoffsheim Observatory, Nice.
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France |
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30.0ins |
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0.76m |
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1885 |
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Central Astronomical Observatory, Poulkova.
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Russia |
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28.0ins |
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0.71m |
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1893 |
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Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London.
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England |
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27.6ins |
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0.70m |
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1896 |
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Treptow Observatory, Berlin. |
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Germany |
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27.0ins |
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0.68m |
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1927 |
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Lamont-Hussey Observatory, Bloemfontein. |
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South Africa |
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26.8ins |
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0.68m |
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1880 |
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University Observatory, Vienna. |
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Austria |
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26.5ins |
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0.67m |
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1925 |
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University Observatory, Johannesburg. |
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South Africa |
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26.0ins |
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0.66m |
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1873 |
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United States Navel Observatory, Washington. |
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USA |
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26.0ins |
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0.66m |
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1883 |
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Leander McCormick Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia. |
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USA |
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26.0ins |
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0.66m |
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1897 |
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Thompson Refractor, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London |
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England |
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26.0ins |
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0.66m |
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1889 |
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Yale Observatory, Johannesburg. |
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South Africa |
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25.6ins |
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0.65m |
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Berlin-Badelsberg University Observatory, Neubabelsberg. |
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Germany |
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25.6ins |
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0.65m |
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Imperial University Observatory Mitika. |
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Japan |
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25.6ins |
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0.65m |
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Astronomical Observatory of the University of Belgrade |
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Serbia (former Yugoslavia) |
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25.6ins |
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0.65m |
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1942 |
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Schauinsland Observatory, Breisgau. |
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Germany |
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25.0ins |
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0.63m |
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1869 |
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Solar Physocs Observatory, Cambridge. |
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England |
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24.1ins |
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0.61m |
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1896 |
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Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona. |
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USA |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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1852 |
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Craig Observatory, Wandsworth Common, London |
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England |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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Observatory of Paris, Meudon. |
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France |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford. |
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England |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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National Astronomical Obserevatory, Santiago. |
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Chile |
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32.0ins |
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0.61m |
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1901 |
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Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. |
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South Africa |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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1931 |
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Stockholm Observatory, Saltsjöbaden. |
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Sweden |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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1911 |
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Sproul Observatory, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania |
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USA |
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24.0ins |
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0.61m |
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1893 |
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Harvard College Observatory, Bloemfontein. |
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South Africa |
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23.6ins |
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0.60m |
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1924 |
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Einstein Turm Observatory, Pottsdam. |
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Germany |
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23.6ins |
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0.60m |
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1914 |
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Hamburg Observatory, Bergedorf. |
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Germany |
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23.6ins |
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0.60m |
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1890 |
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National Observatory, Paris. |
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France |
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23.6ins |
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0.60m |
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1928 |
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Bosscha Observatory, Lembang. |
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Java |
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23.0ins |
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0.58m |
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1882 |
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Princeton University Observatory, Princeton, New Jersey. |
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USA |
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21.0ins |
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0.53m |
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1889 |
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Grande Lunette, Meudon. |
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France |
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20.5ins |
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0.52m |
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1913 |
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Observatoire, Jarry-Desloges, Setif. |
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Algeria |
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20.0ins |
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0.51m |
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Van Vleck Observatory, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. |
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USA |
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