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Yerkes Observatory
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Yerkes is known as the birthplace of modern astrophysics. One of two places Albert Einstein was said to want to see in America on his first visit, its grounds are spectacular.
Historic Yerkes Observatory is set to Open soon for tours. Visit a unique setting on the shore of Geneva Lake
Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The observatory, which calls itself "the birthplace of modern astrophysics," was founded in 1897 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and financed by businessman Charles T. Yerkes. It represented a shift in the thinking about observatories, from their being mere housing for telescopes and observers, to the modern concept of observation equipment integrated with laboratory space for physics and chemistry.
Yerkes Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The observatory, which calls itself "the birthplace of modern astrophysics," was founded in 1897 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and financed…
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373 W Geneva St
Williams Bay, WI