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published by the University of Chicago, Department of Physics
This web site is an image gallery of the Yerkes 40 inch refracting telescope--the largest refractor in the world. It includes views of the telescope, the machinery that turns it, and the observatory building. Links go to other parts of the Yerkes website.
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photo credit: Yerkes Observatory; image source This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from July 16, 2007 until August 1, 2007. View the feature here!


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Keywords:
Yerkes, astronomy image, image gallery, refractor, telescope, virtual tour
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created July 13, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated:
August 23, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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April 20, 1999
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(University of Chicago, Department of Physics, Chicago, 2007), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20160303183056/http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/).
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The 40-inch telescope from the inside. (University of Chicago, Department of Physics, Chicago, 2007), <http://web.archive.org/web/20160303183056/http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/>.
APA Format
The 40-inch telescope from the inside.. (1999, April 20). Retrieved May 10, 2024, from University of Chicago, Department of Physics: http://web.archive.org/web/20160303183056/http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/
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University of Chicago, Department of Physics. The 40-inch telescope from the inside.. Chicago: University of Chicago, Department of Physics, April 20, 1999. http://web.archive.org/web/20160303183056/http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/ (accessed 10 May 2024).
MLA Format
The 40-inch telescope from the inside.. Chicago: University of Chicago, Department of Physics, 2007. 20 Apr. 1999. 10 May 2024 <http://web.archive.org/web/20160303183056/http://astro.uchicago.edu/vtour/40inch/>.
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