Essay Archive - The Lowell Observatory
The Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was
established in 1894 by Dr. Percival Lowell. Dr. Percival borrowed several
telescopes and managed to collect a small staff and began making
observations of the sky. In 1896, Dr. Percival got a 24-inch Alvan Clark
refracting telescope that was 32 feet long. Costing $20,000, it is housed
in a dome made of Ponderosa pine, the dome was built in ten days with ten
men, using no tools. To this day is still standing, and is recognized as a
National Historic Landmark; it allows viewers to go in and look through the
telescope during the....
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