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Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, the Glossary

The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian government.^[1]

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1918 establishments in British Columbia
Astronomical observatories in Canada
Buildings and structures in British Columbia
Defunct museums in Canada
Museums in British Columbia
Planetaria in Canada
Tourist attractions in British Columbia

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen; Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Aperture

In optics, the aperture of an optical system (including a system consisted of a single lens) is a hole or an opening that primarily limits light propagated through the system.

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Astrophysics

Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena.

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Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope

The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) is located near the summit of Mauna Kea mountain on Hawaii's Big Island at an altitude of 4,204 meters (13,793 feet), part of the Mauna Kea Observatory.

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Charge-coupled device

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked, or coupled, capacitors.

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The David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) is an astronomical observatory site in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and David Dunlap Observatory are astronomical observatories in Canada.

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Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

The Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory is a research facility founded in 1960 and located at Kaleden, British Columbia, Canada. Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory are astronomical observatories in Canada.

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Edgar Lewis Horwood

Edgar Lewis Horwood (1868–1957) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1915 to 1917.

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George Ellery Hale

George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American astrophysicist, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory, 60-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory.

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Government of Canada

The Government of Canada (Gouvernement du Canada) is the body responsible for the federal administration of Canada.

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Grubb Parsons

Grubb Parsons (legally 'Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.') was a historic manufacturer of telescopes, active in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Harvard College Observatory

The Harvard College Observatory (HCO) is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy.

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Helen Sawyer Hogg

Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg (August 1, 1905 – January 28, 1993) was an American-Canadian astronomer who pioneered research into globular clusters and variable stars.

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International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research

The International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research was an international organization dedicated to solar research between 1905 and 1913.

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John Brashear

John Alfred Brashear (November 24, 1840 – April 8, 1920) was an American astronomer and instrument builder.

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John Stanley Plaskett

John Stanley Plaskett (November 17, 1865 – October 17, 1941) was a Canadian astronomer.

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Leviathan of Parsonstown

Leviathan of Parsonstown, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the Hooker Telescope in California in 1917.

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List of largest optical reflecting telescopes

This list of the largest optical reflecting telescopes with objective diameters of or greater is sorted by aperture, which is a measure of the light-gathering power and resolution of a reflecting telescope.

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List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th century

The following is a list of the largest optical telescopes in the 20th century, paying special attention to the diameter of the mirror or lens of the telescope's objective, or aperture.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Mount Wilson Observatory

The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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National Historic Sites of Canada

National Historic Sites of Canada (Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Astrophysical_Observatory

Also known as Centre of the Universe (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), Dominion Astrophysical, Plaskett Telescope.

Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, the Glossary

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1918 establishments in British Columbia

Astronomical observatories in Canada

Buildings and structures in British Columbia

Defunct museums in Canada

Museums in British Columbia

Planetaria in Canada

Tourist attractions in British Columbia

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