Williams Bay, Wisconsin
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Williams Bay is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is one of three municipalities on Geneva Lake. The population was 2,953 at the 2020 census. On June 22, 2024 the town was hit
Skyline over Geneva Lake
View of Williams Bay from Cedar Point Park
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory
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The Yerkes Observatory is located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics from its founding in 1897 until 2018.
Williams Bay, Wisconsin
…be used as a summer training camp. The college was later absorbed by Aurora University. The village is internationally recognized as the home of the Yerkes Observatory which was established by the University of Chicago in 1897. The building was designed by Henry Ives Cobb, while the grounds were designed by John Charles…
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1897 photo of the 40 in (100 cm) refractor at the Yerkes Observatory.
Telescope controls of the 40 in (100 cm) refractor
Alvan Graham Clark polishes the big Yerkes objective lens in 1896