Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-29 | Page 1 | Great Refraction Telescope Dedicated

GREAT REFRACTION TELESCOPE DEDICATED PITTSBURG Aug 29 S.- S. A new thirty thirty- Inch photographic refractor cop valued valued at said to b be the third larg largest st of ot Its kind In the world worl was wu dedicated yesterday ta theAU the tho AU Allegheny observatory park In ITt the tho pre presence enee of a a. distinguished company com corn pany pany-ot pany of scientists and arid visitors Ten years of subscriptions were made before the tha mount mount- was WM raised Director Frank announced that an Attempt would be made to determine exact distances dis dla dis- dis between en the tho earth stars tan and arid planets plan pan eta ets although the tn task k might occupy the next ten years earn The Tho new Instrument was erected In memory of ot William Thaw and hl his his' son son Ion William Thaw Jr who wore Were Jon students In the researches research of Samuel amUel Langley and James Janies Ed Ed- wun warO Klel Kf-eler Kf r. r both form former directors of lh the lie Allegheny observatory