Bromide enlargements showing construction of equatorial refractor for Johannesburg observatory

Made:
1928 in Newcastle upon Tyne
photographer:
Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Company

Six Bromide enlargements showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory, prepared from negatives lent by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co.

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Photographic enlargement showing the construction of the 26-inch equatorial refracter for Johannesburg Observatory

1928

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1928-765
Materials:
paper, card and complete
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astronomical instruments and refracting telescopes
credit:
Science Museum (Great Britain)

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