. On this day in 1845 – October 1st – the 40-inch refracting telescope was dedicated at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, USA.
From 1897-1909 it was the world's largest telescope. It's still the world's largest refracting telescope, and is commonly known as the Yerkes "Great Refractor".
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