gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:observatory
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:architect
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gptkb:Charles_H._Smith
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
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gptkbp:communityEvents
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workshops
lectures
tours
star parties
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gptkbp:current_use
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public outreach and education
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gptkbp:designatedAs
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National_Historic_Landmark
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gptkbp:exhibits
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astronomical instruments
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gptkbp:founded
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1897
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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early 20th-century astronomy
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Yerkes Observatory
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gptkbp:instrument
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spectrograph
photometer
CCD camera
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:American_Institute_of_Physics
gptkb:Chicago_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:American_Association_of_Variable_Star_Observers
gptkb:American_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkb:Astronomical_League
gptkb:Wisconsin_Historical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
Society for the History of Astronomy
Astrophysics_Research_Center
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Williams_Bay,_Wisconsin
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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variable stars
exoplanets
galaxies
star clusters
nebulae
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gptkbp:notableFor
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largest refracting telescope
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gptkbp:operates_in
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Yerkes_Observatory,_University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:provides_access_to
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yes
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gptkbp:research_focus
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astronomy
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gptkbp:scenicViews
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gptkb:40-inch_refractor
optical observatory
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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first light in 1897
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gptkbp:type
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research observatory
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gptkbp:visitors
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thousands annually
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