Statements (56)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
telescope
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
Caltech |
gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:Harvard_College_Observatory
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gptkbp:completed |
1912
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gptkbp:constructionMaterial |
1912
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gptkbp:constructionStarted |
1909
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gptkbp:design |
Cassegrain
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gptkbp:diameter |
1.52 meters
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gptkbp:focus |
Cassegrain focus
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gptkbp:has_a_focus_on |
15 feet
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
one of the largest telescopes of its time
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Draper Memorial Telescope
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
John_William_Draper's_work
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gptkbp:lensType |
equatorial_mount
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gptkbp:lighting |
1912
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:John_William_Draper
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
cosmology
galactic dynamics black hole studies dark matter research galaxy formation solar system studies stellar atmospheres stellar evolution star formation stellar nucleosynthesis stellar populations exoplanet studies stellar pulsations stellar magnetic fields extragalactic astronomy supernova observations dark energy research spectra of stars stellar kinematics cosmic microwave background studies planetary nebula studies interstellar medium studies stellar populations in galaxies stellar variability cosmic structure studies gravitational lensing studies nebula studies quasar observations |
gptkbp:officialResidence |
visible light
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gptkbp:operator |
gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:primaryMission |
stellar spectroscopy
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gptkbp:reflects |
glass
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gptkbp:researchField |
astrophysics
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gptkbp:scenicViews |
gptkb:Mount_Wilson_Observatory
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gptkbp:scope |
60 inches
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gptkbp:significantEvent |
discovery of the first extrasolar planet
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gptkbp:type |
reflecting telescope
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gptkbp:usedFor |
astronomical observations
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