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Hamilton, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Mount, peak 4,372 ft (1,333 m) high, W Calif., in the Coast Ranges, E of San Jose. It is the site of Lick Observatory (built 1876–88), directed by the Univ. of California…Penticton
(Encyclopedia) Penticton, city (1991 pop. 27,258), S British Columbia, Canada, located where the Okanagan River flows into Okanagan Lake. It is a service and trade center for the Okanagan valley, a…San Fernando, city, Spain
(Encyclopedia) San FernandoSan Fernandosän fārnänˈdō [key], city (1990 pop. 83,923), Cádiz prov., S Spain, in Andalusia. An Atlantic port, it has a naval academy and arsenal, naval workshops, and an…Some Giant Telescopes
Radio (dish-antenna) telescopes: The fixed-dish telescope (1963) near Arecibo, Puerto Rico: 1,000 ft (305 m) in diameter, covering 25 acres. Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope (1980)…Orbiting Solar Observatory
(Encyclopedia) Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO), series of eight orbiting observatories (see observatory, orbiting) launched between 1962 and 1971 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…Brisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougall
(Encyclopedia) Brisbane, Sir Thomas MakdougallBrisbane, Sir Thomas Makdougallbrĭzˈbən, –bān [key], 1773–1860, British soldier, astronomer, and colonial administrator in Australia, b. Scotland. From…Loyola University
(Encyclopedia) Loyola UniversityLoyola Universityloi-ōˈlə [key], at New Orleans, La.; Jesuit; coeducational. The university was established through a merger in 1911 of the College of the Immaculate…Denver, University of
(Encyclopedia) Denver, University of, at Denver; coeducational; United Methodist; chartered 1864 and opened as Colorado Seminary by John Evans and others. In 1880 it was reorganized as the Univ. of…Alhambra, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Alhambra Alhambra ălhămˈbrə [key], city (2020 pop. 82,868), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb E of Los Angeles; inc. 1903. It has iron and aluminum…Colorado, University of
(Encyclopedia) Colorado, University of, main campus at Boulder; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1877. There are campuses at Colorado Springs and Denver; the main medical campus…Trending
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