Today in the history of astronomy, the binoculars mastermind is born.
Known for its discovery for the manufacture of large and large telescopes, George Elery Hale helped shape astronomical research institutes through the 19th and 20th centuries. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Born on 29 June 1868 in Chicago, George Elie Hale revolutionized American astronomy, among other things, sometimes made the construction of large telescopes champions. He founded the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1904 and served as its director until 1923, with the development of 60 inch and 100 -inch reflectors. He also played an important role in the construction of a 40 -inch refraction binoculars in the Yarks Observatory and a 200 -inch Halcipop in the Caltech Palomer Observatory. All four were the world’s largest telescopes at the time of their completion, and they would proceed to facilitate groundbreaking discoveries. Hale also made his own important scientific discovery, especially in the field of solar physics; Help the university converted to Caltech; And installed The astrophysical journal,
