The largest refracting telescope in the world, financed by a Chicago millionaire in the 1890's, is at the:
A) Lick Observatory
B) Yerkes Observatory
C) Keck Observatory
D) Hale Observatory
E) Fraknoi/Morrison/Wolff Observatory

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The Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin was built in the 1890s with funding from a Chicago millionaire named Charles Tyson Yerkes. It houses the largest refracting telescope in the world, which has a lens 40 inches (101 cm) in diameter.

The Largest Refracting Telescope in the World, Financed by a Chicago