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Wikipedia's article on Mount Wilson Observatory, the astronomical observatory George Ellery Hale founded above Pasadena, California, in 1904, home to the Hooker telescope Edwin Hubble used to establish the expanding universe.

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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wilson_Observatory
Source Type
reference
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2
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Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)

This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 3 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Articles, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • Institutions, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Scientists, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Instruments, 1 claims: 1 connected.
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