Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton houses what was once the largest _____ in the world.

Lick Observatory atop Mount Hamilton houses what was once the largest _____ in the world.

A Refracting telescope
B Armillary sphere
C Astronomical clock

Fact: The 36-inch refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory was the largest that had ever been built when it saw first light on January 3, 1888. The 40-inch refractor at Wisconsin’s Yerkes Observatory took top prize for the largest telescope in 1897.

Correct Answer: Refracting telescope