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Lick Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Lick Observatory caption = The main observatory building and the North (small) Dome, home of the Nickel Reflector organization = University of California|code=662 location = San Jose, California, USA coords =… … Wikipedia
Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope. * * * ▪ observatory, California,… … Universalium
Lick Observatory — Observatoire Lick Observatoire Lick Caractéristiques Organisation Université de Californie … Wikipédia en Français
Lick Observatory — Das Lick Observatorium ist ein astronomisches Observatorium, das von der University of California betrieben wird. Es befindet sich in einer Höhe von 1.300 Metern auf dem Gipfel des Mount Hamilton, nahe der Stadt San Jose, Kalifornien. Namensgeber … Deutsch Wikipedia
LICK OBSERVATORY — an observatory built at the expense of James Lick, an American millionaire, on one of the peaks of Mount Hamilton, California, with a telescope that has the largest object glass of any in the world … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope … Useful english dictionary
Lick, James — ▪ American philanthropist born Aug. 25, 1796, Stumpstown [now Fredericksburg], Pa., U.S. died Oct. 1, 1876, San Francisco U.S. philanthropist who endowed the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, Calif. After an incomplete… … Universalium
Lick — may refer to: * Licking, passing the tongue over a surface * Lick (music), a short phrase, or series of notes, often improvised by a musician * Lick diks(band), an American band, fl. 1990s * Lick (album), by The Lemonheads * Lick granuloma, a… … Wikipedia
James Lick telescope — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = James Lick Telescope caption = The James Lick Telescope, shown here in an 1889 drawing. organization = University of California location = Lick Observatory, San Jose, California, USA wavelength = optical built … Wikipedia
James Lick — (August 25, 1796 ndash; October 1, 1876) was an American carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. At the time of his death, he was the wealthiest man in California, and left the majority of his estate to social and… … Wikipedia
List of observatory codes — Astronomical observatories are locations used for observing celestial events. Observatory codes are assigned by the Minor Planet Center (a service of the International Astronomical Union) for use in cataloguing astrometric observations of solar… … Wikipedia
