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 ⓘ
diameter 0.91 meters ⓘ
36 inches ⓘ
epochOfMajorUse 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
field astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
fundedBy James Lick ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Mount Hamilton ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedNear San Jose, California ⓘ
locatedOn summit of Mount Hamilton ⓘ
mountType equatorial mount ⓘ
namedAfter James Lick ⓘ
observatory Lick Observatory ⓘ
operatedBy University of California ⓘ
opticalDesign achromatic refractor ⓘ
partOf Lick Observatory ⓘ
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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