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Was the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory formerly known as the Mount Hopkins Observatory?

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Formerly known as the Mount Hopkins Observatory, it was renamed in 1982 for the American astronomer Fred Lawrence Whipple, who was instrumental in establishing the observatory.

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