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'''Yerkes Observatory''' is an [[Observatory|astronomical observatory]] in [[Williams Bay, Wisconsin]] operated by the [[University of Chicago]] Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
'''Yerkes Observatory''' is an [[Observatory|astronomical observatory]] in [[Williams Bay, Wisconsin]] operated by the [[University of Chicago]] Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/ Yerkes Observatory-Home]</ref><ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/aboutus/history.php The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago-A Bit of History]</ref>
<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/ Yerkes Observatory-Home]</ref><ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/aboutus/history.php The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago-A Bit of History]</ref>
The observatory, which calls itself "the birthplace of modern astrophysics,"<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/ Observatory website]</ref> was founded in 1897 by astronomer [[George Ellery Hale]] founded it in 1897 with financial support from businessman [[Charles Tyson Yerkes|Charles T. Yerkes]].<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/history/1892.html Yerkes Observatory - 1892-1893 History of Yerkes Observatory]</ref> John Johnston Jr. donated a 53-acre site on the shore of [[Lake Geneva]] for the observatory.
The observatory calls itself "the birthplace of modern astrophysics."<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/ Observatory website]</ref> Astronomer [[George Ellery Hale]] founded it in 1897 with financial support from businessman [[Charles Tyson Yerkes|Charles T. Yerkes]].<ref>[http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/history/1892.html Yerkes Observatory - 1892-1893 History of Yerkes Observatory]</ref> John Johnston Jr. donated a 53-acre site on the shore of [[Lake Geneva]] for the observatory.
The observatory houses a 40" refracting [[telescope]]. This is the largest refracting telescope ever successfully used for astronomy.<ref>{{cite web
The observatory houses a 40" refracting [[telescope]]. This is the largest refracting telescope ever successfully used for astronomy.<ref>{{cite web