Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by John Browning

Made:: 1860-1880 in London

maker:: John Browning

Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by
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Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by John Browning, London, in fitted mahogany baize-lined box

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1988-129

Measurements:: length 100 mm
width 80 mm
height 60 mm

type:: ancillary instruments, astronomical instruments and solar eyepieces

credit:: Tesseract

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Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by John Browning

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