Building Palomar Observatory

About the construction of the largest scientific instrument at the time, and its cultural impact during and after the American Great Depression. Dome construction exhibit: https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palom... Website: https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/ Virtual tour: https://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar... Palomar Gift and Book Store: https://store.palomar.caltech.edu/ Contents --------------- 00:00 - The 1928 Rockefeller Foundation grant 00:23 - Industrial partners 01:41 - Construction during the Great Depression 02:31 - Interruption during World War II 03:17 - Cultural impact 04:05 - Credits