Oct. 21, 1897: Yerkes Observatory is dedicated

Oct. 21, 1897: Yerkes Observatory is dedicated

In 1892, George Ellery Hale, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Chicago, convinced the university president to acquire two 40-inch telescope lens blanks. With funding from Charles Yerkes, a Chicago mass-transit tycoon looking to refurbish his image, Hale spearheaded the creation of an observatory to house the Great Refractor made with these blanks. Continue reading "Oct. 21, 1897: Yerkes Observatory is dedicated" The post Oct. 21, 1897: Yerkes Observatory is dedicated appeared firs