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In his quest to learn more about the stars, Man continues to build larger and larger telescopes for a more powerful view of the night sky.   This has been especially true since the beginning of the 20th century.  Telescopes have now become some of the biggest machines in the world.   Here is a tour of seven of the largest, and in some cases the most famous, in the world.

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1. The Aricebo Observatory
2. Palomar Observatory
3. The Royal Observatory
4. Jodrell Bank
5. The Griffith Observatory
6. The Large Binocular Telescope
7. Keck Observatory
8. Grand Telescopio Canaries

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