Yerkes Observatory

American  

noun

1. an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, affiliated with the University of Chicago, and having a 40-inch (102-centimeter) refracting telescope, the largest refractor in the world.

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Example Sentences

It would make for a fantastic dance floor, but the 37.5-ton platform’s sole purpose at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay is to provide convenient access to the world’s largest refracting telescope.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2020

She received a degree in astronomy from Swarthmore College in 1946, obtained a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Chicago in 1949, then worked at its Yerkes Observatory as a researcher.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2018

Currently, the largest refracting telescope is the 40-inch refractor at Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

In 1895, Barnard, having had enough of the political battles at Lick, accepted a job at the Yerkes Observatory near Chicago, where he remained until his death in 1923.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

In 1957, I was a graduate student at the University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan