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Image of Mustard Museum located in Wisconsin, US
Wisconsin, US

Mustard Museum

Over 5000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world are moving to a new location

For many years the highlight of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin was the famous Mustard Museum, run by a local celebrity (Barry Levenson, famous for the mustard museum, naturally) and home to a huge... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by michelle, Dylan and others

Image of Yerkes Observatory located in Wisconsin, US | The 40-inch refractor in the 90-foot dome at Yerkes Observatory.
Wisconsin, US

Yerkes Observatory

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics

At the end of the 1800s, the University of Southern California sought to build the world's largest telescope. In preparation, two 42-inch "blank" disks were cast by the Parisian glassmaking... »

Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by Trevor and A Facebook user

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