The 24" Clark refractor (Credit: Raymond Dake Photography)

Secrets of Lowell: The Clark Telescope

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09/17/2020

By Madison Mooney

Photo: The 24″ Clark refractor (Credit: Raymond Dake Photography) Of the many telescopes found on Lowell Observatory’s central Flagstaff campus, the most prolific and recognizable is the Clark Refractor. Nestled […]

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Naming Lowell Observatory

Founding of Lowell Documented in Correspondence

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05/11/2020

By Kevin Schindler

For several years archivists at Lowell Observatory have been digitizing historic records. The most recent effort focuses on correspondence between Percival Lowell and Andrew Douglass that documents the founding of […]

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