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| In 1977, student Robert Nero '80 took on the task of locating parts from and reconstructing Luther's Warner and Swasey telescope as part of Assistant Physics Professor Brooke Gregory's observational astronomy class: "Parts emerged from hiding places in the boiler room, under a stairwell, in a cubbyhole in [[mccook_academic_building|McCook]], the lens from a physics lab storeroom, and some never were found." Nero even located 1895 drawings of a similar telescope from Warner and Swasey. When it was completed, the telescope stood 14 feet tall and weighed about 400 pounds thanks to its mainly cast iron parts. | In 1977, student Robert Nero '80 took on the task of locating parts from and reconstructing Luther's Warner and Swasey telescope as part of Assistant Physics Professor Brooke Gregory's observational astronomy class: "Parts emerged from hiding places in the boiler room, under a stairwell, in a cubbyhole in [[mccook_academic_building|McCook]], the lens from a physics lab storeroom, and some never were found." Nero even located 1895 drawings of a similar telescope from Warner and Swasey. When it was completed, the telescope stood 14 feet tall and weighed about 400 pounds thanks to its mainly cast iron parts. |
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| Today, the only remnant of St. John Observatory is the Transit of Venus marker, which was moved from its original location in 1959 to a spot in front of [[hallden_hall|Hallden Hall]], to make way for the new [[mather_hall|Student Center]]. It is a large cube made of brick with a stone cap. If standing today, the observatory would be at the corner of [[hamlin_hall|Hamlin]] and [[cook_hall|Cook]] Halls. | Today, the only remnant of St. John Observatory is the Transit of Venus marker, which was moved from its original location in 1959 to a spot in front of [[hallden_hall|Hallden Hall]], to make way for the new [[mather_hall|Student Center]]. The marker is a large cube made of brick with a stone cap. If standing today, the observatory would be at the corner of [[hamlin_hall|Hamlin]] and [[cook_hall|Cook]] Halls. |
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