Transit telescope
- maker:
- Jeremiah Sisson
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Transit telescope
Details
- Category:
- King George III
- Object Number:
- 1927-1692
- Measurements:
-
arm: length 1140 mm
brackets: length 135 mm
semicircle: diameter 650 mm
arm side piece: length 855 mm
hook: length 150 mm
black bracket: length 165 mm
vernier arm: length 365 mm
trunnions: length 1145 mm
telescope: length 1030 mm
telescope: diameter 74 mm
radius scale: length 310 mm
sides of mounts: length 137 mm
- type:
- transit instrument
- credit:
- King’s College London
