Mt. Wilson observatory: Center of scientific breakthroughs
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 21:07
in Astronomy & Space
The installation of the 100-inch Hooker telescope in 1917 set the stage for two shocking discoveries: The universe was far larger than anyone imagined and it was expanding. For nearly half a century, the Mt. Wilson Observatory was not only the center of the universe for the study of space science, it taught us just how huge that universe was.