Editing Palomar Observatory (section)

===Hale's vision for large telescopes and Palomar Observatory===

Astronomer [[George Ellery Hale]], whose vision created Palomar Observatory, built the world's largest telescope four times in succession.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Ellery-Hale|title=George Ellery Hale {{!}} American astronomer|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> He published a 1928 article proposing what was to become the 200-inch Palomar reflector; it was an invitation to the American public to learn about how large telescopes could help answer questions relating to the fundamental nature of the universe.  Hale followed this article with a letter to the International Education Board (later absorbed into the [[General Education Board]]) of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] dated April 16, 1928, in which he requested funding for this project. In his letter, Hale stated:

"No method of advancing science is so productive as the development of new and more powerful instruments and methods of research. A larger telescope would not only furnish the necessary gain in light space-penetration and photographic resolving power, but permit the application of ideas and devices derived chiefly from the recent fundamental advances in physics and chemistry."