Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds

Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
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TitleYerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
View40-inch Refractor Telescope 26:1058 (2008-003)
SeriesVI: Yerkes Observatory
DescriptionYerkes Observatory 40-inch refractor telescope with a view of its grinding worm-wheel bearing.
Subject TermsRefracting telescopes | Bearings (Machinery)
Photograph Date1897-08-13
Physical FormatGlass plate negatives; 24.8 x 19.8 cm
ManufacturerAlvan Clark & Sons; Warner & Swasey Company
Location373 West Geneva Street | Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Campus GridY01
CollectionArchival Photographic Files
RepositoryUniversity of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
Image Identifierapf6-00320

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