19th century observatory unearthed under Michigan State's campus
The site was buried under ground for over a century and helps connect the school’s astronomical and archeological present with its past.
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The site was buried under ground for over a century and helps connect the school’s astronomical and archeological present with its past.
The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.
The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.
The foundation of Michigan State's first observatory was discovered this summer after construction workers, drilling hammock posts, hit something unusually hard underground.
The discovery gives insight into how scientific observation, as well as life on Michigan State University's campus, has changed over the last 140-plus years.