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  In 1909, Hussey, the director of the Observatory,  writes a letter to the city council against the expansion of Huron Street to the Observatory grounds. He believes that in order for the observatory to remain the pristine, quality institution that it is, it cannot be near areas with distractions such as smoke and shaky floors […]

While Dr. Tappan was traveling in Europe, he stopped to take a look at all the observatories around. At the time, Europeans were excelling in astronomy, while the Americans lagged behind. In order to get the best instruments for the best possible observatory, Tappan felt it necessary to go to Europe. While he was there,

  Early in Tappan’s presidency, when he first became the president of the University of Michigan, A wealthy local man, Henry Walker, asked Tappan what he should raise money for. Tappan realized that in order to be a credible scientific university at the time, a high quality observatory was a must. He suggested that Henry