Between 1945 and 1980, about 8 more large (1 meter or larger) Schmidt telescopes were built around the world.
The operation used a 90cm Schmidt telescope located near Nice, France.
The First Byurakan Survey commenced in 1965 using the Schmidt telescope.
Construction on the Schmidt telescope began in 1939 and it was completed in 1948.
The Palomar Observatory also has a 48-inch (122-cm) Schmidt telescope and several smaller telescopes.
These systems used modified Schmidt telescopes of great resolution to photograph and identify objects in space.
This was of a much more advanced design than the standard Schmidt telescopes then in use.
In his later work he gave the theory of the Schmidt telescope.
Marlowe worked on the 'Cloud investigations', using the Schmidt telescope taken from Cambridge.
After a generous donation to Palomar Observatory, the 48-inch Schmidt telescope there was renamed for him.