X-Y Plate measuring machine by Carl Zeiss

Made:: 1960-1965 in Jena

maker:: VEB Carl Zeiss Jena, Jena

X-Y Plate measuring machine by Carl Zeiss, Jena, serial no.12945, with accessories. Also referred to as ‘Galaxy machine’, it was used at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux in East Sussex from 1960s to 1990.

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1990-759

Materials:: steel, aluminum and glass

Measurements:: overall: 1100 x 1200 mm

type:: plate measurer - astronomical

credit:: Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux

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Materials:: paper

Object Number:: 1990-759 Pt1

type:: components and manuals

X-Y Plate measuring machine by Carl Zeiss, Jena, serial no.12945, with accessories. Used at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux in East Sussex from 1960s t0 1990.