refracting achromatic telescope with mahogany body by John Lincoln
- maker:
- Charles Lincoln
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refracting achromatic telescope with mahogany body by John Lincoln, London, England, c. 1785. Fitted with shuttered dust-caps both ends. Length closed (20 1/4-inches), outside diam (2 1/8-inches), object glass (1 1/4-inches) focal length (16-inches).
Details
- Category:
- Optics
- Object Number:
- 1911-259
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), mahogany (wood), copper (alloy), glass and iron
- Measurements:
-
overall: x 515 mm x , 63 mm, .885kg
- type:
- telescope - refracting
- credit:
- Court, Thomas Henry
