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VIEW FROM MARS HILL

View from Mars Hill: Slipher brothers inducted into Frankfort High School Hall of Fame

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Diane and Clark Slipher stand in front of V.M. and E.C. Slipher's Frankfort High School Hall of Fame plaques.

Around northern Arizona, the Slipher name is associated with astronomy. In Frankfort, Indiana, the name is connected to farming. Last week, the two identities met as longtime Lowell Observatory astronomers � and brothers � V.M. and E.C. Slipher were posthumously inducted into their high school hall of fame in Frankfort.

V.M. graduated from Frankfort High School in 1897 and E.C. followed suit four years later. They both attended Indiana University, then spent their entire professional careers as astronomers at Lowell Observatory. They both made significant contributions to their field; among so many other things, V.M. first observed the expanding nature of the universe while E.C. revolutionized photography techniques for studying the planets. They both also served as director of Lowell Observatory (V.M. for several decades) and both served the Flagstaff community (E.C. even served as mayor at one time).





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