Griffithobservatory

Was to be a public observatory Welcomed 70 million Opened to the public on May 14, 1935 Constructed June 20th, 1933 Griffith Trust (the governing board for the

Griffith estate) enlisted some of the leading astronomers and scientists as the core team planning the construction of Griffith Observatory

Architects: John C. Austin & Federick M. Ashley Griffith J. Griffith Welsh: American Industrialist and

Philanthropist Journalist and Real Estate Manager Shot his wife and went to prison; released from prison

1902 George Ellery Hale: Oversaw development of

telescope Edward Kurth: Drew plans & guided the construction Russell W. Porter: Aide to Kurth

About the People

January 4, 1850 – July 6, 1919

“Beyond the Visible Light”: Glass wall that

reveals how our ability to detect and record radition beyond visible light was the most recent transformation to opening the doorway to our universe.

“Camera Obscura”: Tool that uses mirrors and lenses to focus light on flat surface.

“Hall of the Eye”: Illustrates nature and progress of human observation of sky.

Exhibits

Located in Los Angeles, CA Faces the slope of Mount Hollywood Views the Los Angeles Basin Has planetarium Was featured in Transformers, Yes Man,

Charlie’s Angels, and Valentine’s Day, 90210, Star Trek, Simpsons

Facts

The Einstein tower

Built in 1917 Built through public donations Went into operation in 1924

After Einstein won Nobel Prize Temporarily lost its name when Nazis took

over Germany Damaged during WWII (1933)

History

Built by Erich Mendelsohn (1887-1953)

Jewish-German Architect Telescope built by Erwin Finlay-Freundlich

(1885-1964) German Astronomer

About the People

Has a 63cm Telescope combined with a long-

focus spectrograph Observations focus on spectropolarimetric

measurements in solar active regions. Permits the determination of magnetic field

and radial velocities on Sun.

Facts

Located in Albert Einstein Science Park in

Potsdam, Germany Examines stellar atmospheres and super

novas Astrophysical observatory Built to prove the redshift of solar spectral

lines Predicted by Einstein’s Theory of Relativity

Built on the summit of the Potsdam Telegraphenberg to house a solar telescope

Facts

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Observatory Los Angeles, CA. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. <http://www.griffithobs.org/obshist.html>.

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