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University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Honolulu (Manoa Campus), Hilo, and Pearl City (West Oahu Campus); land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1907, opened 1908 as the College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts. It became the College of Hawaii in 1911 and assumed its present name in 1920. In 1960 the federal government created the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between East and West on the Manoa campus. The university maintains institutes of astronomy, geophysics, marine biology, and biomedical research and the Lyon Arboretum in Manoa Valley. |
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"University of Hawaii." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "University of Hawaii." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hawaii-U.html "University of Hawaii." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hawaii-U.html |
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Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope
Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope A 3.6-m reflector at an altitude of 4200 m on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, opened in 1979. It is jointly owned and operated by Canada, France, and the University of Hawaii through the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Corporation, which has its headquarters in Kamuela, Hawaii. http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/
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"Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-CanadaFranceHawaiiTelescp.html "Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-CanadaFranceHawaiiTelescp.html |
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