Micrometer achromatic refracting telescope with lens cap

Made:: 1825-1835 in London

maker:: W Harris and Company

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Micrometer achromatic refracting telescope with lens cap, Brewster type, patented 1811, by William Harris & Co., London, c. 1830.

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Category:: Optics

Object Number:: 1913-288

Materials:: copper (alloy), brass (copper, zinc alloy), mahogany (wood) and glass

Measurements:: overall (closed): 310 mm x x , 59 mm, .985kg

type:: micrometer telescope

credit:: Court, Thomas Henry

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