Observatorium Lowell
Kubah Teleskop Clark di Lembah Mars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Koordinat: 35°12′10.01″N 111°39′51.98″W / 35.2027806°N 111.6644389°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nama alternatif | Flagstaff Observatory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Organisasi | Institusi swasta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kode observatorium | 690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lokasi | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koordinat | 35°12′10″N 111°39′52″W / 35.20278°N 111.66444°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ketinggian | 2.210 m (7.250 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Didirikan | 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Situs web | http://www.lowell.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Observatorium Lowell adalah sebuah observatorium astronomi di Flagstaff, Arizona, Amerika Serikat. Observatorium Lowell didirikan pada 1894, menjadikan tempat tersebut sebagai salah satu observatorium tertua di Amerika Serikat, dan dijadikan sebagai Markah Tanah Sejarah Nasional pada 1965.[2][3] Pada 2011, Observatorium tersebut menjadi salah satu dari "100 Tempat Paling Berpengaruh di Dunia" menurut TIME. Di Observatorium Lowell, planet katai Pluto ditemukan pada 1930 oleh Clyde Tombaugh.
Referensi
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Lowell Observatory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 27 September 2007.
- ^ Marilynn Larew (31 Oktober 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lowell Observatory" (PDF). National Park Service. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2013-10-21. Diakses tanggal 5 Mei 2009. ; dan Accompanying six photos, exterior, from 1964 and 1976 Diarsipkan 2013-10-21 di Wayback Machine.
Sumber
- Strauss D. (1994). "Lowell, Percival, Pickering, W.H. and the founding of the Lowell Observatory". Annals of Science. 51 (1): 37–58. doi:10.1080/00033799400200121.
- David Strauss, Percival Lowell: The Culture and Science of a Boston Brahmin (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001)
- William Graves Hoyt, Lowell and Mars (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1976)
- William Lowell Putnam, The Explorers of Mars Hill: A Centennial History of Lowell Observatory, 1894-1994 (New Hampshire: Phoenix Publishing, 1994)
Pranala luar
- Lowell Observatory
- Discovery Channel Telescope Diarsipkan 2012-09-02 di Wayback Machine.
- Flagstaff Clear Sky Clock Forecasts of observing conditions covering Lowell Observatory.
- National Historic Landmarks Program: Lowell Observatory Diarsipkan 2013-10-21 di Wayback Machine.+
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AZ-206, "Lowell Observatory, 1400 West Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, Coconino County, AZ"
- HABS No. AZ-206-A, "Lowell Observatory, Slipher Building"
- HABS No. AZ-206-B, "Lowell Observatory, Clark Dome"
- HABS No. AZ-206-C, "Lowell Observatory, Pluto Dome"
- HABS No. AZ-206-D, "Lowell Observatory, Mausoleum"
- HABS No. AZ-206-E, "Lowell Observatory, Water Tank"
- HABS No. AZ-206-F, "Lowell Observatory, Lodge"
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