Artificial mercury horizon for reflecting circle.

Made:: 1790-1826 in London

maker:: Edward Troughton

Artifical horizon and cover with boxwood mercury bottle for 18-inch reflecting circle

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1949-173 Pt2

type:: artificial horizon - mercury

credit:: Samels, G.E.

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