Title | McDonald Observatory |
View | Mirror Preparation 9 |
Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
Description | Both the observatory, in the Davis Mountains of Western Texas, and its 82-inch reflecting telescope, the second largest in the world, were designed and built by the Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio for the University of Texas which will operate the facility with the University of Chicago. The observatory will be dedicated May 5, 1939. |
Subject Terms | Mirrors--Design and construction | Reflecting telescopes | Manufacturing processes | Astronomical observatories | Warner & Swasey Company |
Photographer | Warner & Swasey Company |
Photograph Date | 1939-05 |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.3 x 19.7 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf2-05094 |
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