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Warner & Swasey built telescopes and machine lathes in the new, as well as the old, building on Carnegie Avenue. And in wartime, when the company built those armament parts that helped America win two world wars, thousands of Clevelanders worked there. They built parts for tommy guns in World War I.
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The history of the Warner and Swasey ObservatoryDiscovery Channel: John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the history of the Warner and Swasey Observatory, once the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University—including the discovery of the details of the details of the Milky Way galaxy that were made there. "For many years, this is where.
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Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey had commissioned the construction of this observatory. Upon its completion in 1919, the facility was donated to the Case School of Applied Science (today known as Case Western Reserve University). The two businessmen had founded the Warner and Swasey Company back in 1890 which had quickly become one of the.
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The Warner & Swasey Company was responsible for constructing the former observatory in East Cleveland.The company was owned and run by Worcester Reed Warner and Ambrose Swasey, and made precision instruments and telescopes in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. In the early 1900s, they had become trustees of the Case School of Applies Science (later renamed to Case Institute of.
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In 1919, that backyard telescope along with others, were housed at the Warner Swasey Observatory in East Cleveland, now left abandoned. But when in use, a second dome was added, and larger.
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UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES Warner & Swasey Observatory This property continued in use after 1949. Post-1949 research is not yet completed. Formal Name Warner & Swasey Observatory Named For Worcester R. Warner, trustee; Ambrose Swasey, trustee Ceremonies Dedication: 10/12/1920; Dedication of Mural of the Solar System: 1/30/1948 Trivia
Warner Swasey Observatory (Cleveland, OH) Shattered Dome
Description: This is the first telescope made by Warner & Swasey, a machine tool firm in Cleveland, Ohio, that would later provide mounts for the 30-inch refractor at the Lick Observatory in California (1887), the 40-inch at the Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin (1897), and many other astronomical facilities.
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Warner and Swasey in 1919 set out to build an observatory for their own personal use, but then donated the building and telescope on Taylor Road in East Cleveland to Case School of Applied Science (later to become Case Western Reserve University ).
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Designed by the renowned Cleveland firm of Walker and Weeks and situated some 270 feet above the level of Lake Erie, the observatory, which opened in 1920, was equipped with a Warner and Swasey-built 9.5-inch refractor.
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On a hilltop in East Cleveland lie the fascinating ruins of the century-old Warner and Swasey Observatory. A half dozen miles from the massive industrial ruins of Warner & Swasey Company, which I explored in my last article, lies another abandoned piece of the Warner and Swasey legacy. The original observatory
WARNER SWASEY OBSERVATORY GIFT ABANDONED BY CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY REALNEO for all
The abandoned Warner & Swasey Observatory, constructed by Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey as a gift for Case School of Applied Science, is located in East Cleveland, Ohio.y Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey founded the Warner & Swasey Company in 1880 15 and manufactured telescopes and other precision tools.
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The Warner and Swasey Observatory was dedicated on October 12th, 1920. Over the years the two were instrumental in upgrading the observatory, building a 24-36 inch Schmidt-type telescope and auditorium in 1939. The astronomy program continued growing, and a further addition was made in 1963. However, by the 1960's Cleveland had grown so large.
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April 10, 2019 Observatory Open House 2019 On Thursday, May 2, 2019 (beginning at 8:30pm), the Department of Physics & Astronomy will host an open house at Swasey Observatory. Built in 1909, the Swasey Observatory is home to a 9-inch refracting telescope, an astronomy library and dark rooms.
Warner & Swasey Observatory Abandoned Abandoned Building Photography
The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. Named after Worcester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, who built it at the beginning of the 20th century, it was initially located on Taylor Road in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. Named after Worcester R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, who built it at the beginning of the 20th century, it was initially located on Taylor Road in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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The Warner and Swasey Observatory is the astronomical observatory of Case Western Reserve University. The observatory was originally built by Worchester R. W.