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Selection of eyepieces and other accessories in fitted mahogany case for (Smyth) refracting telescope

PART OF:
Refracting telescope with 5.9-inch aperture lens, brass tube and English type equatorial mounting and clockwork drive
Made:
1830 in London
maker:
Peter Dollond
Selection of eyepieces and other accessories by Dollond in

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Selection of eyepieces and other accessories by Dollond in fitted mahogany case for (Smyth) refracting telescope mounted on English type equatorial mounting. These include 8 eyepieces (x22-416), an eyepiece wheel (x185-1100), a filter wheel & two wedge filters

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1929-949 Pt4
Materials:
glass, brass and mahogany
Measurements:
Estimate overall: 200 mm x 470 mm x 200 mm, 13.65 kg
type:
eyepiece and crystal micrometer
credit:
Royal Observatory, Greenwich

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