Hale Observatories.

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Owned and operated by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, the Pasedena, Calif. observatories were known as the Mount Wilson Observatory (1904-1948), the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories (1948-1969), the Hale Observatories (1969-1980), and since 1980, the Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories. This last site is in Chile. The observatories were jointly operated by Carnegie and the California Institute of Technology (1948-1980).

From the description of Annual reports, 1904-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79714803

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creatorOf Hale Observatories. Annual reports, 1904-1980. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
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associatedWith Big Bear Solar Observatory. corporateBody
associatedWith Carnegie Institution of Washington. corporateBody
associatedWith Mount Wilson and Las Campanas Observatories. corporateBody
associatedWith Mount Wilson Observatory. corporateBody
associatedWith Palomar Observatory. corporateBody
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Chile
California
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Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
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Active 1904

Active 1980

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