At the time of its construction in the 19th century, the observatory was home to the largest refracting telescope in the world.
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The story of Yerkes Observatory began on a household rooftop in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago in 1882. George Ellery Hale, a 14-year-old boy with an insatiable curiosity about science, installed his first telescope there. A decade later Hale and his father constructed a proper observatory with a 12-inch telescope next to their home.
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Yerkes Observatory, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, houses the largest refracting telescope ever built for astronomical research, with a main lens that's 40 inches (1.02 meters) in diameter.
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Yerkes Observatory (/ ˈ j ɜːr k iː z / YUR-keez) is an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The observatory was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics [2] [3] from its founding in 1897 until 2018.
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Plan Your Visit. Welcome to Yerkes Observatory. Tours and Admission. We offer a variety of tours of this architectural and engineering masterpiece. We have an Olmsted Landscape tour debuting in late spring of 2023. All tour tickets must be reserved in advance right here on our website. Space & Spaces tours take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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