. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 55 worm-gear (when mounted in place on the polar axis), and the construction of the driving-clock, was done by our own mechanicians. A necessary part of the undertaking was the building of a mountain road over 9 miles long, the transporta- tion of the telescope and the steel building with its revolving dome to the summit, and their erec- tion by our construction FIG. 41.—Great Cluster in Hercules. Five years of work with this telescope have brought out all of its admirable qualities and pro- vided a rich store of photographs for the stu
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 55 worm-gear (when mounted in place on the polar axis), and the construction of the driving-clock, was done by our own mechanicians. A necessary part of the undertaking was the building of a mountain road over 9 miles long, the transporta- tion of the telescope and the steel building with its revolving dome to the summit, and their erec- tion by our construction FIG. 41.—Great Cluster in Hercules. Five years of work with this telescope have brought out all of its admirable qualities and pro- vided a rich store of photographs for the study of stellar evolution. These are of the most varied character, including star clusters (showing in one case some 30,000 stars), nebulae, stellar spectra, and occasionally the moon, planets, and comets, though the three latter classes of objects are not included in our present scheme of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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