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Griffith observatory

Griffith observatory. Was to be a public observatory Welcomed 70 million Opened to the public on May 14, 1935 Constructed June 20 th , 1933

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Griffith observatory

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  1. Griffithobservatory

  2. Was to be a public observatory Welcomed 70 million Opened to the public on May 14, 1935 Constructed June 20th, 1933 Griffith Trust (the governing board for the Griffith estate) enlisted some of the leading astronomers and scientists as the core team planning the construction of Griffith Observatory
  3. About the People Architects: John C. Austin & Federick M. Ashley Griffith J. Griffith Welsh: American Industrialist and Philanthropist Journalist and Real Estate Manager Shot his wife and went to prison; released from prison 1902 George Ellery Hale: Oversaw development of telescope Edward Kurth: Drew plans & guided the construction Russell W. Porter: Aide to Kurth
  4. January 4, 1850 – July 6, 1919
  5. Exhibits “Beyond the Visible Light”: Glass wall that reveals how our ability to detect and record radition beyond visible light was the most recent transformation to opening the doorway to our universe. “Camera Obscura”: Tool that uses mirrors and lenses to focus light on flat surface. “Hall of the Eye”: Illustrates nature and progress of human observation of sky.
  6. Facts Located in Los Angeles, CA Faces the slope of Mount Hollywood Views the Los Angeles Basin Has planetarium Was featured in Transformers, Yes Man, Charlie’s Angels, and Valentine’s Day, 90210, Star Trek, Simpsons

  7. The Einstein tower

  8. History Built in 1917 Built through public donations Went into operation in 1924 After Einstein won Nobel Prize Temporarily lost its name when Nazis took over Germany Damaged during WWII (1933)
  9. About the People Built by Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953) Jewish-German Architect Telescope built by Erwin Finlay-Freundlich(1885-1964) German Astronomer
  10. Facts Has a 63cm Telescope combined with a long-focus spectrograph Observations focus on spectropolarimetric measurements in solar active regions. Permits the determination of magnetic field and radial velocities on Sun.
  11. Facts Located in Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany Examines stellar atmospheres and super novas Astrophysical observatory Built to prove the redshift of solar spectral lines Predicted by Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Built on the summit of the Potsdam Telegraphenberg to house a solar telescope
  12. Cites "Griffith J. Griffith." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_J._Griffith>. "Griffith Observatory - A History of Griffith Observatory." Official Site: Griffith Observatory Los Angeles, CA. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. <http://www.griffithobs.org/obshist.html>. "Griffith Observatory." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffith_Observatory>.
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