Refracting Achromatic Telescope

Made:: 1798 in Charing Cross

maker:: Jeremiah & Walter Watkins

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refracting achromatic telescope, made by J. and W. Watkins, Charing Cross, London, England, 1798. Said to have been the property of Lord Nelson.

Details

Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1869-3

Materials:: copper (alloy), glass, wood (unidentified), mahogany (wood) and leather

Measurements:: overall: x 520 mm x , 70 mm, 1.075kg

type:: telescope - refracting

credit:: Maitland, W.H.

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