Solar eyepiece in brass

Made:: 1840-1870 in London

maker:: George Dollond

Solar eyepiece in brass, by Dollond to Dawes' pattern, in fitted mahogany box with trade label

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1985-455

Materials:: brass, glass, mahogany and complete

type:: ancillary instruments, astronomical instruments and solar eyepieces

credit:: Sotheby Parke Bernet and Co

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Solar eyepiece in brass

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