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  2. Amateur telescope making - Wikipedia

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    Ever since Galileo Galilei adapted a Dutch invention for astronomical use, astronomical telescope making has been an evolving discipline. Many astronomers after the time of Galileo built their own telescopes out of necessity, but the advent of amateurs in the field building telescopes for their own enjoyment and education seems to have come into prominence in the 20th century.

  3. List of acquisitions by eBay - Wikipedia

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    Internet Auction Co. Online auction South Korea $ 120,000,000 [10] March 5, 2001: iBazar: Online auction France $ 93,000,000 [11] July 8, 2002: PayPal: E-commerce payment systems United States $ 1.5 × 10 ^ 9 [12] January 31, 2003: CARad.com: Online auction United States — [13] July 11, 2003: EachNet: Electronic commerce China $ 150,000,000 ...

  4. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    In 2001, the artists Mendi and Keith Obadike listed Keith's "blackness" for sale on eBay under the "Black Americana" category as part of an art project, "Blackness for Sale." [42] [43] [44] The act was seen as a comment on the commodification of racial identity [45] and as a reference to slave auctions. [46] The auction was eventually shut down ...

  5. Edmund Scientific Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Scientific Corporation, based in Barrington, New Jersey, was founded in 1942 as a retailer of surplus optical parts like lenses.It later branched out into complete systems like telescopes and microscopes, and in the 1960s, a wide variety of science toys and kits.

  6. List of proposed space telescopes - Wikipedia

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    This list contains proposals for space telescopes, space-based (situated in space) astronomical observatories. It is a list of past and present space observatory plans, concepts, and proposals. For observatories in orbit, see list of space telescopes. Unlike that list, this one includes concepts and proposals that are unlikely ever to be ...

  7. Texas A&M Astronomical Observatory - Wikipedia

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    Texas A&M Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Texas A&M University's Department of Physics. It is located in College Station, Texas, USA. Latitude: N 30° 34' 21.78" Longitude: W 96° 21' 59.94" Elevation: 283 ft. (86.2584 m)

  8. 10 of the Most Expensive Items Ever Sold on eBay

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    Albert, Texas Sold for: $2.5 million It’s very bizarre to live in a world where you can buy U.S. cities on the same website that you can buy a bunch of '90s Xena tapes.

  9. John Dobson (amateur astronomer) - Wikipedia

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    For instance, a telescope was referred to as a "geranium", which is a type of flower. A "potted geranium" referred to a telescope in a tube and rocker, while a "geranium in bloom" referred to a telescope whose mirror was now aluminized. [5] Eventually Dobson was given the option of ceasing his telescope building or leaving the order. He chose ...