Lick 36-inch refracting telescope

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The Lick 36-inch refracting telescope is a historic large-aperture refractor renowned for its pioneering late-19th-century astronomical observations and status as one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes.

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instanceOf large-aperture refractor
refracting telescope
aperture 0.91 meters
36 inches
category historic scientific instrument
large optical telescope
constructionMaterial glass objective lens
country United States of America
surface form: United States
diameter 0.91 meters
36 inches
epochOfMajorUse 19th century
20th century
field astronomy
astrophysics
fundedBy James Lick NERFINISHED
heritageStatus historically significant telescope
historicalPeriod late 19th century
knownFor being one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes
nebular observations
pioneering late-19th-century astronomical observations
planetary observations
stellar observations
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Mount Hamilton NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear San Jose, California NERFINISHED
locatedOn summit of Mount Hamilton
mountType equatorial mount
namedAfter James Lick NERFINISHED
observatory Lick Observatory NERFINISHED
operatedBy University of California NERFINISHED
opticalDesign achromatic refractor
partOf Lick Observatory NERFINISHED
significance among the largest refractors ever built
major instrument in early professional astronomy in the United States
status historic telescope
telescopeType refractor
usedBy Lick Observatory staff
professional astronomers
usedFor astrophotography
spectroscopic observations
visual astronomy

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