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United States of America |
Arizona |
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Winslow |
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Guitar signed by USA band, the Eagles to commemorate a song that mentions the town. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The Barringer Crater is a 1.2km depression produced by a meteorite. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The crater is 170m deep. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The crater wall rock structure. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The crater was created by a 45m iron meteorite 50 thousand years ago. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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Rock structure. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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Pieces of the meteorite were found in the centre of the crater. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The crater rim is 45m above the plain. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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View of the plain from the crater rim. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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View Northwards from the crater rim. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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View Southwards from the crater. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Barringer Meteor Crater |
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The largest fragment of the meteorite in the small site museum. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The city of Flagstaff. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Flagstaff is a city on Route 66. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Street scene. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Downtown hotel. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Corner church. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The Galaxy Diner is a traditional eating place. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The Galaxy Diner. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Stalls by the counter. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The city centre. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Traffic light. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Theatre. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Route 66 sign. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Street corner. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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A row of shops. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Sign for a downtown diner. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Shop with painted sign. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The visitor centre in the former railway station. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Sweet shop. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Book shop. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Indian restaurant. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Mural. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Clock. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Church. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Heritage Square. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Newspaper stand. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Sign for a tea shop. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Street corner. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Federal building. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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The modern style City Hall. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Indian restaurant in the suburbs. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Buskers. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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General store. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Former hotel with wooden balcony. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Flagstaff |
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Highway signs. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The Lowell Observatory was founded in 1894. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The observatory was founded by Percival Lowell. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Sundial given to Percival Lowell on his 50th birthday. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The Tomb of Percival Lowell who died in 1916. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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One of several buildings housing working telescopes. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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16 inch (40cm) telescope. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Bronze bust of Percival Lowell, famous for seeing canals on Mars. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The observatory housing the Clarke telescope. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The 24 inch (61cm) Clarke telescope. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The upper part of the 24 inch (61cm) Clarke telescope. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Percival Lowell's viewing seat from where he saw canals on Mars. These were later shown to have been an optical illusion. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The stone water tank dates from 1902. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The Rotunda is the main office and accommodation block. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The interior of the Rotunda. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Photograph of Lowell at the Clarke telescope observing Venus in the daytime. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Mars as drawn by Lowell and as observed with modern tecnology. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Clyde Tombaugh and the telescope used to discover Pluto. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The bedroom of Clyde Tombaugh who discovered Pluto in 1930. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Bronze bust of Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The telescope observatory from where former planet Pluto was discovered. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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An old reflector telescope. The 11 tonne, 42 inch (106cm) reflecting telescope used for observing Pluto. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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One of the small domes. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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The Rotunda accommodation block is named after Vesto Slipher who ran the observatory in the 1930s and hired Tombaugh. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Bronze bust of Vesto Slipher who discovered that galaxies were moving away from us. These were the first measurements of the expanding Universe. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Observatory guide. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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View from the observatory at 2200m. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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View of Flagstaff from the observatory. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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The Putnam Exhibits is the observatory museum with items like Percival Lowell's car, Big Red, delivered in 1911. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Percival Lowell's first telescope (1870). |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Early computer used from 1914 to 1930 to calculate orbits for possible trans-Neptune planets. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Typewriter used for Lowell's correspondence. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Charge Coupled Device (CCD) used for obtaining images from telescopes. These replaced chemical photographic plates. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's notebooks showing his sketches of Mars through the Clarke telescope. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Globe of Mars (1905) showing the now discredited canals. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's last observational notes (11 November 1916). |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Lowell's hat. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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First editions. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Photograph of Percival Lowell with a Korean diplomatic delegation in 1883. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Albert Lowell, Percival's brother, wrote his biography and appears on the cover of Time magazine. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Sidereal clock drive that keeps telescopes pointing at the stars during photography. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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The spectroscope used by Vesto Slipher to discover the expansion of the Universe. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
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Lowell Observatory |
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Putnam Exhibits |
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Induction coil used to standardise spectral lines so that galactic red shifts could be measured. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Highway 89 |
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The highway from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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View from the Little Colorado River Tribal Park viewpoint. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the Colorado River. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The deep and narrow canyon is set in a flat desert region. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The park is on the South Rim Road that passes the Grand Canyon. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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View to the river. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The region is Navajo land. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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Sheer cliff face. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The river. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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Canyon walls. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The canyon surrounds. |
2017 |
United States of America |
Arizona |
Little Colorado River Tribal Park |
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The tribal park is controlled by the Navajo. |
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