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The Yerkes observatory (named after the Chicago Industrialist and street-car empire builder Charles Yerkes, who financed it) is the home of the world's largest telescope that uses a lens as the main light-gathering instrument. More recent large telescopes have used mirrors to gather the light, since large mirrors are far easier to make.
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Where is the fourth largest pyramid in the world?
The world's 4th largest pyramid is in Las Vegas.
In the 1400s who had the world and rsquos largest empire?
The Aztecs had the world's largest empire in the 1400's.
How much does the world's largest lemon weigh?
The world's largest lemon weighed 11 pounds and 9.7 ounces, according to the Guinness World Records.
Where did the world's highest ground-based telescope start functioning in May 2001?
puerto rico
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The Royal Australian Navy had the Fifth largest navy in the world at the begginning of World War 2.
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France
Where can you found the largest telescope in the world?
IN NASA main office
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No, the biggest telescope in the world currently is the Large Binocular Telescope. But Hubble is the biggest spacetelescope.
What is the biggest telescope?
The largest optical telescope in the world today is the Gran Telescopio Canarias (Grand Canary Telescope) in Spain, with an effective diameter of 10.4 meters. The world's largest individual radio telescope is the RATAN-600 in Russia, with the effective diameter of a 600 meter dish.
What type of telescope is the arecibo telescope?
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What country is the world largest space telescope in?
It's in North Korea, on the coast.
What is the largest telescope ever been put in to orbit?
the largest telescope ever been put into the orbits is the Hubble space telescope
Largest visible light telescope?
The largest visible light telescope is the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) located in the Canary Islands, Spain. It has a primary mirror with a diameter of 10.4 meters, making it one of the largest optical telescopes in the world.
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because he wanted to show the four largest moon
Where is the largest refracting telescope in Wisconsin?
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What is the name of the world most famous refraction telescope?
The largest practical functioning refracting telescope is the Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refractor.
What is the largest telescope in India?
Better u ask who found that telescope
