Yerkes Observatory

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1985
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Henry_Ives_Cobb
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Romanesque_Revival
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 90 feet
gptkbp:established 1897
gptkbp:founder gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkbp:hasArea 77 acres
gptkbp:hasLibrary yes
gptkbp:hasSecondaryTelescope gptkb:6-inch_Clark_refractor
12-inch refractor
1-inch refractor
1.5-inch refractor
10-inch reflector
13-inch refractor
15-inch reflector
2-inch refractor
20-inch reflector
24-inch reflector
3-inch refractor
4-inch refractor
41-inch reflector
6-inch refractor
8-inch refractor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yerkes Observatory
gptkbp:latitude 42.5717
gptkbp:location gptkb:Williams_Bay,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:longitude -88.5503
gptkbp:mainTelescopeAperture 40-inch
gptkbp:mainTelescopeStatus largest refracting telescope ever used for astronomical research
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_T._Yerkes
gptkbp:notableAstronomers gptkb:Edwin_Hubble
gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
gptkb:Nancy_Grace_Roman
gptkb:Otto_Struve
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 84003791
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Yerkes_Future_Foundation
gptkbp:previousOwner gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:telescopeType astronomer
refractor
gptkbp:usedFor astronomical research
education
public outreach
gptkbp:website https://yerkesobservatory.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Ellery_Hale
gptkb:Nancy_Roman
gptkb:Astronomie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4