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The Limits of Astronomy

The first photographic image of a star was obtained in 1850 by George P. Bond with the assistance of Mr. J. A. Whipple at Harvard College Observatory. The case is not unlike that of a battleship would a ship a thousand feet long always sink one of 500 feet? It seems as if we had nearly reached the limit of size of telescopes and as if we must hope for the next improvement in some other direction.

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