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LIGO Site Selection

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1992Date range
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Chronological records

1992

Rochus E. Vogt1992

Hanford and Livingston · Science / Physics

The National Science Foundation selects Hanford and Livingston for the two LIGO observatories and signs the cooperative agreement that allows construction planning to proceed.

Names involved

Rochus E. Vogt

Provenance

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