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Smith Observatory

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Organization
  
Beloit College

Closed
  
1950s

Opened
  
1882

Established
  
1882

unnamed
  
9.5-inch refractor

Location
  
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States

for Smith Observatory at Geneva, New York, see Smith Observatory and Dr. William R. Brooks House

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Smith Observatory is an observatory at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin. Completed in 1882, the observatory was a memorial to John F. Smith, and served the campus from 1882 until the 1950s. In 1967, it was used as a coffee house before being torn down in 1968. It was replaced by the Thompson Observatory.

Directors

  • Professor Smith (1882-?)
  • Clement Rood
  • Telescope

  • 9 12-inch (24.1-cm) Alvan Clark & Sons refracting telescope with clock drive.
  • References

    Smith Observatory Wikipedia