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IAS Intro Page (1746 words) |
 | The beginning of the Goethe Link Observatory can be traced back to a series of lectures on astronomy given at the Indianapolis Extension Center by Professor K. Williams, of the Indiana University mathematics department, for this was the occasion of Dr. |
| The observatory, about 35 miles northwest of the Indiana campus in Bloomington, is located on 12 acres of hilly, wooded land in Morgan County, and about 300 feet higher than the White River valley to the east. |
| The present arrangement is to have the observatory open to the public on four Sunday nights in the fall and four in the spring. |
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Dr. Goethe Link (295 words) |
| Goethe Link (1879-1981) was a noted Indianapolis surgeon who specialized in the treatment of goiter and thyroid problems, developing many innovative surgical techniques for these conditions. |
| This observatory was donated to Indiana University in 1947 and named the Goethe Link Observatory. |
| In acknowledgement of his astronomical contributions Dr. Link was elected a Patron of the American Astronomical Society in 1940 and a minor planet (asteroid) discovered at the Goethe Link Observatory was named for him in 1968. |
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