Objective lens in brass cell of 3 3/4-inch diamete
- Made:
- 1850-1900 in South Kensington
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Objective lens in brass cell of 3 3/4-inch diameter and 50-inch focal length, probably from a transit instrument used at the Imperial College observatory located on top of the Chemistry building from around 1900 to 1950s.
Details
- Category:
- Astronomy
- Object Number:
- 2000-1467
- Materials:
- brass, glass and incomplete
- type:
- transit instrument
- taxonomy:
-
- component - object
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- scientific equipment
- astronomical instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- tools & equipment
- optical instrument
- telescope
- credit:
- Imperial College of Science,Technology & Medicine (Spectroscopy Group)
