Is it possible that closing the observatory would violate the terms of James Lick's bequest of the mountain?  Not that the name of the mountain makes me concerned, of course.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 3:53:24 PM UTC-5, Glenn A. Walsh wrote:

End of Research at Lick Observatory ?

The future of astronomical research at the iconic Lick Observatory is in peril, as the University of California threatens to cut funding and perhaps even convert most of its once-cutting-edge Mount Hamilton telescopes into museum relics.

http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/12/end-of-research-at-lick-observatory.html

 

gaw

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