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September 29, 1970

In a special ceremony held at the 7,600-foot level of Mt. Hopkins in Arizona, the new 60-inch reflecting telescope at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is honor of Carlton W. Tillinghast, Jr., former director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.


Posted: 29 September 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.