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| has gloss | eng: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, located on Observatory Hill, in Saanich, British Columbia, was completed in 1918 by the Canadian Government. Proposed and designed by John S. Plaskett in 1910 with the support of the International Union for Cooperation in Solar Research, when the 72-inch aperture telescope was constructed, it was planned to be the largest telescope in the world but delays meant it saw first light after the Hooker 100-inch telescope. |
| lexicalization | eng: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
| instance of | c/Astronomical observatories in Canada |
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| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Das Dominion Astrophysical Observatory ist eine Sternwarte in Saanich (British Columbia), Kanada und wurde 1918 von der Regierung auf Initiative und nach Entwürfen von John Stanley Plaskett errichtet. Die Sternwarte verfügt über ein 72″-Spiegelteleskop, welches für kurze Zeit das größte der Welt war, und über ein 48″-Teleskop. |
| lexicalization | deu: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
| Slovak | |
| has gloss | slk: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory je astrofyzikálne observatórium vo Viktórii v provincii Britská Kolumbia v Kanade (-123°25,0; +48°31,3; 229 m). Založené bolo v roku 1918. Od roku 1975 je súčasťou ústavu Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics. Zaoberá sa spektroskopickým a fotometrickým výskumom premenných hviezd. |
| lexicalization | slk: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory |
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| geo loc | geographic location 48.520286 -123.418147 |
| media:img | 100inchHooker.jpg |
| media:img | Dominion Astrophysical Observatory front.jpg |
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