Dall–Kirkham telescope
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The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19269248 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dall–Kirkham telescope Context triple: [Cassegrain telescope design, hasVariant, Dall–Kirkham telescope]
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Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
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Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
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Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dall–Kirkham telescope Target entity description: The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
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A.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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B.
100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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C.
Hale Telescope
The Hale Telescope is a historic 200-inch reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory in California that was once the world’s largest and remains a landmark instrument in observational astronomy.
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D.
Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
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E.
Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.