Ever since 1931, when he had returned to Lick and Berkeley after serving two years as an assistant at Mount Wilson, he had felt strongly that Mount Hamilton required a larger telescope.
1931’den beri iki yıl Mount Wilson’da asistanlık yaptıktan sonra Lick ve Berkeley’e geri döndüğünde Mount Hamilton’un daha büyük bir teleskopa ihtiyacı olduğunu hissetti.