Lick Observatory

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the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-centimeter) refracting telescope.

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How to use Lick Observatory in a sentence

Grizzlies lick them up by the thousands, and the media has made a big deal out of Yellowstone bears eating these bugs.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I remember practicing that lick [from the solo “Round Midnight” recording] years ago, learning how to do that cascade effect.
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lenormand managed to jump publicly from an observatory and survive.
The High-Flying Secrets of BASE Jumpers|William O’Connor|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the Siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.
SAMI Is Like Google Earth for the Universe|Matthew R. Francis|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because GRBs are so rare, the best way to look for them is with an automated observatory.
The Gamma-Ray Burst That Wasn’t|Matthew R. Francis|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, thinks I, this is no joke sure, at this lick I'll have family enuff to do me in a few years.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
Captain Vane came from the observatory, his face blazing with excitement and oily with heat, to announce the fact.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Sometimes the Time Observatory would pinpoint an age and hover over it while his companions took painstaking historical notes.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
The iris of the human eye dilates and contracts with every shift of illumination, and the Time Observatory had an iris too.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long
He remained on his feet just long enough to see his Time Observatory dim and vanish.
The Man from Time|Frank Belknap Long