Copy of Gravesande's first heliostat

Made:: 1878 in London

maker:: E Dent and Company

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1878-134

Measurements:: part: length 180 mm
part: width 360 mm
part: height 430 mm
part: length 190 mm
part: width 230 mm
part: height 300 mm
length 300 mm
width 380 mm
height 10 mm

type:: ancillary instruments, astronomical instruments, heliostats (astronomical) and replicas

credit:: E Dent & Company

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Copy of Gravesande's first heliostat

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