Alvan Clark
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Alvan Clark 1804-87, American astronomer and maker of astronomical lenses, b. Ashfield, Mass. In 1846 the firm of Alvan Clark & Sons was established at Cambridgeport, Mass.; it became famous as the manufacturer of the largest and finest telescope lenses. The first achromatic lenses made in the United States were produced there. Clark's son, Alvan Graham Clark, 1832-97, b. Fall River, Mass., became a partner in the business. Among lenses made under his direction are the 26-in. lens at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.; the 36-in. lens at Lick Observatory, California; and the 40-in. lens at Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, which is the largest refracting telescope in the world. The younger Clark discovered a number of double stars as well as the companion star of Sirius.
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On This Day: 1790: Chrysanthemums were introduced to England from China. 1851: Alvan Clark patented the telescope. 1918: The Armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany in Compeigne, France, effectively ending ...
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On This Day: 1790: Chrysanthemums were introduced to England from China. 1851: Alvan Clark patented the telescope. 1918: The Armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany in Compeigne, France, effectively ending ...
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Correction: Because of a reporting error, a story in Saturday's editions about the 19th century Cambridge telescope maker, Alvan Clark and Sons, said incorrectly the firm had made a 40-inch mirror for the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory. It ...
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