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King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
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King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
King's College, London| Enquiries to Science Museum, London
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One-draw telescope in red shagreen, belonged to Dr
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One-draw telescope in red shagreen, belonged to Dr
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One-draw telescope in red shagreen, belonged to Dr
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One-draw telescope in red shagreen, belonged to Dr. Demainbray, 1752
Terrestrial telescope in red shagreen, 1752. When in Bordeaux, France, in 1752, Dr. Stephen Demainbray (1710-1782), a lecturer on experimental philosophy, bought this telescope from a maker named Costa. It has six lenses which was unusual. A terrestrial telescope is used for observations on land and at sea, the image seen being the right way up.
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- Category:
- King George III
- Object Number:
- 1927-1419
- Materials:
- brass, shagreen, vellum, glass and lignum vitae
- Measurements:
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overall: 780 mm x 60 mm diameter, 0.82 kg
- type:
- telescopes and terrestrial telescopes
- copyright:
- Unlinked Name
- credit:
- King's College, London
