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Yerkes Observatory flips its lids
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Yerkes Observatory flips its lids
Two century-old domes that shelter equipment for stargazing are
replaced
By SUSANNE QUICK of the Journal Sentinel staff
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Yerkes Observatory just got a new hat.
In fact, it got two new hats.
On Tuesday, the 105-year-old north and south domes of the
University of Chicago's observatory in Williams Bay were removed and
replaced with brand-new ones -- made of 21st century galvanized, non-
leaking ste...
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