lick observatory
1Lick Observatory — Infobox Observatory name = Lick Observatory caption = The main observatory building and the North (small) Dome, home of the Nickel Reflector organization = University of California|code=662 location = San Jose, California, USA coords =… …
2Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope. * * * ▪ observatory, California,… …
3Lick Observatory — Observatoire Lick Observatoire Lick Caractéristiques Organisation Université de Californie …
4Lick Observatory — Das Lick Observatorium ist ein astronomisches Observatorium, das von der University of California betrieben wird. Es befindet sich in einer Höhe von 1.300 Metern auf dem Gipfel des Mount Hamilton, nahe der Stadt San Jose, Kalifornien. Namensgeber …
5LICK OBSERVATORY — an observatory built at the expense of James Lick, an American millionaire, on one of the peaks of Mount Hamilton, California, with a telescope that has the largest object glass of any in the world …
6Lick Observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120 in. (3 m) reflecting telescope and a 36 in. (91 cm) refracting telescope …
7Lick, James — ▪ American philanthropist born Aug. 25, 1796, Stumpstown [now Fredericksburg], Pa., U.S. died Oct. 1, 1876, San Francisco U.S. philanthropist who endowed the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, Calif. After an incomplete… …
8Lick — may refer to: * Licking, passing the tongue over a surface * Lick (music), a short phrase, or series of notes, often improvised by a musician * Lick diks(band), an American band, fl. 1990s * Lick (album), by The Lemonheads * Lick granuloma, a… …
9James Lick telescope — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = James Lick Telescope caption = The James Lick Telescope, shown here in an 1889 drawing. organization = University of California location = Lick Observatory, San Jose, California, USA wavelength = optical built …
10James Lick — (August 25, 1796 ndash; October 1, 1876) was an American carpenter, piano builder, land baron, and patron of the sciences. At the time of his death, he was the wealthiest man in California, and left the majority of his estate to social and… …
