Building Palomar Observatory

About the construction of the largest scientific instrument at the time, and its cultural impact during and after the American Great Depression.
Dome construction exhibit: sites.astro.ca...
Website: www.astro.calt...
Virtual tour: www.astro.calt...
Palomar Gift and Book Store: store.palomar....
Contents
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00:00 - The 1928 Rockefeller Foundation grant
00:23 - Industrial partners
01:41 - Construction during the Great Depression
02:31 - Interruption during World War II
03:17 - Cultural impact
04:05 - Credits