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TWO HUNDRED-INCH TELESCOPE [31]

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[This has material as early as 1928. There is quite a bit on the origins of the 200" project. There are route plans for moving the mirror to Palomar; Final report of 200" and 48" by C. S. McDowell, supervising engineer. Corresp incl: c.ltr WWBuerley to RAMillikan; c.ltr FPKeppel to RAMillikan; c.ltr Norma P. Thompson {Rockefeller Foundation} to LAD; c.2 ltrs BHRule to WFSwann; c.ltr BHRule to Jack Belyea {Belyea Truck Co.}. folded items]

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(1947)
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