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Hiram Mills Perkins (1833-1924) was Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at
About the Perkins observatory
Perkins, Hiram American philanthropists Ohio Wesleyan University faculty 1833 births 1924 deaths {{US-astronomer-stub
Hiram Mills Perkins (1833-1924) was Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium ...
and benefactor of the Perkins Telescope in the Perkins Observatory. He helped build to observatory buildings and also left an endowment for the school, and also his house was later used as a dormitory before it was sold off.
Perkins taught at the university from 1873 to 1907.https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll36/id/17009
The Perkins telescope was the 3rd largest telescope in the world when it achieved first light in 1931.
The telescope was eventually moved to Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark ...
, and the 69-inch mirror was sent to a museum when it was replaced by a 72 inch one at that observatory.
In 1880 Perkins built a house at 235 W. William St, which was later used as a dorm by OWU.
Perkin's house survived into the 21st century, and was used as a dorm by OWU university. The home (later dorm) was located 235 W. William St. In the 2017 the school sold it off for 170,000 USD, to a developer who planned to convert it into a hotel.
See also
* List of largest optical telescopes in the 20th centuryReferences
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About the Perkins observatory
Perkins, Hiram American philanthropists Ohio Wesleyan University faculty 1833 births 1924 deaths {{US-astronomer-stub