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President Lincoln Goes To The Observatory

December 30, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: History and Famous Astronomers

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

Many urban stargazers enjoy chance meetings with curious passersby who take an interest in looking through a telescope. But none of us will likely receive the caliber of visitor who twice knocked on the observatory door of a lone astronomer in Washington, D.C. on a warm August night in 1863 [Read more…] about President Lincoln Goes To The Observatory

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