Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1917 — Giant Telescope Students Work. [ARTICLE]

Giant Telescope Students Work.

The University of Nebraska will this year begin to use Its new telescope, which has just been completed after seven years’ work. This instrument has been constructed entirely by the students in the university. Over 320 patterns were drafted for the different parts and each was made in the university shops. The finished structure is 18 feet long and 28 feet wide. It is equipped with a fine 12-inch Tense, which was donated. The entire telescope represents a value of over $7,500, but the Work of the students reduced the expenditure over one-half.