THE PROBLEM |
Back in 1974 Charles
E. Scovil had a problem. Stamford
Observatory, directed by Mr. Scovil, had a dome that could not be made
to work despite all attempts to make it work over a long period of time. You can
read about all the troubles with it below.
After replacing the original dome on the observatory with a new Ash dome
the original dome sat on the observatory grounds in full public view
like a big ugly white elephant. Now another problem.. How
does one get rid of a two ton worthless dome that is spoiling the looks
of your observatory? Certainly Mr. Scovil would not resort to anything
devious or unethical, would he? Read on.. You be the judge. |
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The following section is a screen print is from
www.stamford-observatory.com/dome.html
The website has since been taken down, but this screeen print preserves
the contents of this page. |
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THE SOLUTION |
So.. What did Charles Scovil decide to do with
the old defective dome? The solution was apparently to "donate" the old, useless dome to
some students building an observatory for their high school! The photo
below shows Charles E. Scovil supervising the donation of the dome to the
high school kids. After
moving the dome to New York however the students quickly found (as
Charles Scovil knew, based on the web page shown above) that the dome was defective and
completely useless for an observatory. Nevertheless, Charles
Scovil was relieved of the old dome (for free) and the
Stamford observatory property looked beautiful again. The "problem" of how to dispose
of a defective, useless dome was now
successfully transferred to the high school kids! They now had to
figure out a way to get rid of it. It also destroyed their dream
of building a beautiful domed observatory for their high school. The following page from the
Byram Hills High School astronomy club describes the moving of the
Stamford Observatory dome by the high school students. The
page is from the August 1974 astronomy club newsletter. |
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A private
message to Charles E. Scovil :
"There
is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not
be made known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be
heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will
be shouted from the rooftops for all to hear." - Luke 12:2
(Translation: Karma's a bitch.) |
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