Reproduction of Galileo's large paper tube telescope

Reproduction of Galileo's large paper tube telescope.

Details

Category:
Circulation
Object Number:
1965-30
type:
telescope - galilean, telescope - terrestrial and telescope - refracting
credit:
Sinibaldo Parrini

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