Yerkes Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Yerkes Observatory caption = Yerkes Observatory, January 2006. organization = University of Chicago|code=754 location = Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA coords = coord|42|34|13|N|88|33|22|W| altitude = 1050 feet (334 m)… … Wikipedia
Yerkes Observatory — an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Chicago, and having a 40 in. (102 cm) refracting telescope, the largest refractor in the world. * * * ▪ observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United … Universalium
Yerkes — is a surname, and may refer to:* Charles Yerkes (1837 – 1905), American financier * Robert Yerkes (1876 – 1956), American psychologist, ethologist, and primatologist * Steve Yerkes (1888 1971), American baseball playerYerkes may also refer to:*… … Wikipedia
Yerkes, Charles Tyson — ▪ American financier born June 25, 1837, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died Dec. 29, 1905, New York, N.Y. American financier who put together the syndicate of companies that built Chicago s (Chicago) mass transit system. Yerkes started as a … Universalium
Charles Yerkes — Charles Tyson Yerkes Charles Tyson Yerkes (June 25, 1837 – December 29, 1905) was an American financier, born in Philadelphia. He played a major part in developing mass transit systems in Chicago and London. Contents … Wikipedia
Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory — The Kenwood Astrophysical Observatory was the personal observatory of George Ellery Hale, constructed by his father, William E. Hale, in 1890 at the family home in the Kenwood section of Chicago. It was here that the spectroheliograph, which Hale … Wikipedia
Perkins Observatory — is an astronomical observatory in Delaware, Ohio. It is owned and operated by Ohio Wesleyan University.Early HistoryThe observatory is named for Hiram Perkins, a professor of mathematics and astronomy at the Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware,… … Wikipedia
List of observatory codes — Astronomical observatories are locations used for observing celestial events. Observatory codes are assigned by the Minor Planet Center (a service of the International Astronomical Union) for use in cataloguing astrometric observations of solar… … Wikipedia
Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope. * * * ▪ observatory, California,… … Universalium
Mount Wilson Observatory — The 100 inch (2,500 mm) Hooker telescope that Edwin Hubble used to discover the general expansion of the universe … Wikipedia
