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The 200-Inch Telescope and Its Scientific Problems

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1947

Edwin Powell Hubble1947

Science / Astronomy

Hubble publishes an assessment of the 200-inch Hale telescope and the astronomical problems it could address, outlining how the larger aperture would extend extragalactic observations beyond Mount Wilson's limits.

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Edwin Powell Hubble

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