Warner And Swasey Observatory For Sale

It was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century by the warner swasey company who made precision instruments and telescopes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Warner and swasey observatory for sale. Warner and swasey began business in 1880 as a manufacturer of machine tools and precision tools. The warner and swasey observatory is the astronomical observatory of case western reserve universitynamed after worcester r. The lick observatory at the university of california used telescopes manufactured by this company. The warner and swasey observatory is the astronomical observatory of case western reserve university.

Abandonedwithbizzy abandonedcreepy warnery and swasey observatory was built in 1919 due to the light pollution it shut down in 1980. Library of congress prints and photographs division lc usz62 11323 date. Though their observatory has become an abandoned ruin worcester reed warner and ambrose swasey have been immortalized for their contributions to astronomy. In 2005 it was sold to a couple who.

1889 construction of second dome ca. Warner and ambrose swasey this observatory has contributed to many important astronomical discoveries and observations. The united states naval observatory 1893. This is the same type of telescope built on a smaller scale in the warner and swasey observatory three decades later.

They built it at the beginning of the 20th century and gifted it to case. When they arrived in cleveland they built a large factory for the production of lathes and telescopes. Named after the astronomers that built it worcester r. The first warner swasey telescope built in 1881 was sold to beloit college for its new smith observatory and had a 95 inch lens made by alvan clark sonsamong the notable instruments the company built were the telescopes for lick observatory 1888 36 inch refracting.

Follow me on instagram. Warner swasey company. 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 usathe observatory which at that time housed a 95 inch 24 cm refractor was donated in 1919 to the case school of applied. The building was originally a gift from the warner swasey equipment manufacturing company they made hydraulic gradalls famous in the 50s.

Warner and ambrose swasey who were precision equipment manufactures and owned the big abandoned warehouse near the cleveland clinic. Craters on the moon have been named after each man and the 992 swasey asteroid was named after ambrose swasey. This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud. By 1941 the second dome at the observatory housed a powerful new schmidt type telescope which enabled astronomers to survey a wider swath of sky.

Note added november 24 2011 cassidy laudadio has organized the warner and swasey observatory preservation project this is a photo taken june 4 2005 of the warner swasey observatory in east cleveland ohio.