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March 26, 1936: Successfully built the world's largest telescope
In 1936, the world's first 5m diameter glass lens was successfully built and shipped by train from Corning, New York to California for Hale telescope installation. Palom…
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Hale telescope - Legend of the telescope world
The Hale telescope at Paloma Observatory, in California (USA) is one of the world's largest telescopes.