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University Place

The Burnham Telescope

Special | 58m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Jim Lattis traces the history of Sherburne W. Burnham’s 6-inch refractor telescope.

Aired 01/09/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place

The Burnham Telescope

Special | 58m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Jim Lattis traces the history of Sherburne W. Burnham’s 6-inch refractor telescope.

Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place, discusses the history of Sherburne W. Burnham’s telescope, a 6-inch refractor telescope built in 1870. Lattis documents the locations around the country and around the world where the telescope was set up to view double stars and eclipses.

Aired 01/09/2018 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

The Burnham Telescope

Special | 58m 10sVideo has Closed Captions

Jim Lattis, Director of UW Space Place, discusses the history of Sherburne W. Burnham’s telescope, a 6-inch refractor telescope built in 1870. Lattis documents the locations around the country and around the world where the telescope was set up to view double stars and eclipses.

Aired 01/09/2018 | Rating TV-G

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