Welcome to the Yerkes Observatory Virtual Tour! Yerkes is a 100-year-old observatory (owned by the University of Chicago) with five research telescopes, one of which is the largest refractor in the world. Learn about the history of Yerkes Observatory.
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Encyclopedia: Yerkes Observatory
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The Yerkes Observatory, arguably the birthplace of modern astrophysics, is an astronomical observatory of the University of Chicago in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. It was created in 1897 by George Ellery ...
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The observatory was funded in 1892 by the businessman Charles Tyson Yerkes (1837-1905) and founded in 1897 by George Ellery Hale. Related category...
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www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/Y/Yerkes.html
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Come see the Moon and Saturn at night at Yerkes Observatory through small telescopes on the south lawn on April 4th and 5th from 8-10 p.m. Yerkes is joining...
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www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/eventlist/venueev...
www.100hoursofastronomy.org/component/eventlist/venueevents/1567-yerkes-observatory
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The University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory will present a seminar on its Space Exploration Experience (SEE) Project for the Blind and Visually Impaired at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Wisconsin Lions Club State Convention, which will meet at the Marriott Hotel, 1313 John Q. Hammons Drive, in Middleton.
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www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/06/060518.see.shtml
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University of Chicago News Office Press Release Educators from the University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory will share some of their best practices for bringing hands-on astronomy into Illinois schools—even in broad daylight—at a March 29 showcase in Springfield.
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www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/06/060327.yerkes.shtml
www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/06/060327.yerkes.shtml
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; Yerkes Observatory — Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Front View, 1988. (Photo Credit: Yerkes Observatory) Yerkes Observatory is the observing facility of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago and is devoted to research in astronomy and astrophysics, as well as graduate education.
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www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/butowsky5/astro4p.htm
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Why not check out Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, near Lake Geneva? Situated 190 feet above Geneva Lake, the observatory is a fascinating place in an architecturally interesting building and offers great views of the surrounding area. Yerkes Observatory was the pet project of Charles Tyson Yerkes,
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www.onmilwaukee.com/articles/yerkes.html
www.onmilwaukee.com/articles/yerkes.html
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