Yerkes Observatory

Wisconsin · United States of America

Yerkes Observatory, United States of America
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Home to the largest refracting telescope ever used for astronomical research, built at the end of the nineteenth century. Its ornate domed building beside Geneva Lake once served as a leading center of astrophysics.

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