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Glass positive:- Halley's Comet, H. Knox-Shaw, Hel

Astronomy

1910

Astronomical demonstrator of retrograde planetary

Astronomy

1860-1880

Halley's Comet

Astronomy

1910

Astronomical dial or astrolabe, gilt brass, 4 3/4-

Astronomy

1550-1650

Wooden lid for Cometarium

Astronomy

1791-1859
Hand speculum grinding/polishing machine constructed and used by Sir W. Herschel for polishing specula of 6-inch aperture.

Hand speculum grinding/polishing machine constructed and use

Astronomy

1780-1820

Refracting hand-held astronomical telescope of 5 i

Astronomy

1795-1805

Reeve's patent night marching watch, no. 3, made b

Astronomy

1916

Philip's 6-inch terrestrial globe, salvaged from a

Astronomy

1920-1940

Gregorian reflecting telescope of 2 5/8 inch apert

Astronomy

1826-1842

Tellurium attachment for orrery

Astronomy

1792-1847

Pocket terrestrial globe with case

Astronomy

1809
Twelve inch astronomical quadrant by Bird, employed in the observations of the transit of Venus in 1769, at Schiehallion 1774-76,

optical quadrant - measuring device

Astronomy

1760-1769

Orrery planetary model

Astronomy

1880-1900

components; demonstration models; orreries; planetaria (models); terrestrial globe

Astronomy

1776-1785

Circular glass planar lens marked as Field lens us

Astronomy

1935-1955

Circular glass mirror (80 mm), aluminium coated wi

Astronomy

1960-1970

Brass orrery

Astronomy

1770-1780

Photograph film positive, 16" x 20" portion of the

Astronomy

1919

Lunar globe

Astronomy

1961-1964

Astronomical object glass lens of 10-inch diameter

Astronomy

1867-1904
English paper on wood horary quadrant (Sutton type), by Henry Sutton, dated 1658 (10-inch radius) with degree and trigonometric scales and on the reverse an almanac and quadrant of latitudes. Scales similar to brass Sutton quadrant, 1918-93.

English horary quadrant, 1658

Astronomy

1658

Pencil drawing by James Nasmyth "Group of Spots on

Astronomy

1880

European horary quadrant, 1650-1725

Astronomy

1650-1725

Grazing incidence spectrometer [GIS], a flight spa

Astronomy

1993-1995

Moon globe, 33cm in diameter on bakelite stand wit

Astronomy

c.1963

Objective lens (4-inch) of around 30 feet focal l

Astronomy

1930-1939

Demonstration model to explain the principle of th

Astronomy

1915

One of four photographs in passe-partout frames of

Astronomy

1936

Pedulum type artifical horizon.

Astronomy

1842-1849

Film positive 9 7/8 x 7 3/4) Nebula N.G.C. 7217, e

Astronomy

1923

Photoheliograph of the Sun

Astronomy

1861

Geocentric planetarium, printed on card, diameter

Astronomy

1800-1830

Galileo holding a pendulum

Astronomy

c. 1864

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1850-70

Astronomy

1850-1870

Telescope Eyepiece from Great Rosse Telescope, 1845-1850

Astronomy

1845-1850

Split-lens eyepiece micrometer by Troughton and Si

Astronomy

1870-1874

Aluminium coated mylar solar filter by Thousand Oa

Astronomy

1998-1999

European horary quadrant, 1650-1725

Astronomy

1650-1725

Photograph of a plaster model showing craters on the Moon

Astronomy

1858

Ecliptoglass eclipse viewer

Astronomy

1926-1927

Photograph of a spectroscope applied to a Merz Ref

Astronomy

1876

Orrery planetary model

Astronomy

1880-1900

Five sheets of photographs representing the daily drawings of the solar chromosphere

Astronomy

1869

Glass positive:- Halley's Comet, H. Knox-Shaw, Hel

Astronomy

1910

European astrolabe, 1320-1330

Astronomy

1320-1330

Glass positive:- Halley's Comet, H. Knox-Shaw, Hel

Astronomy

1910

Celestial globe (12-inch) by Josiah Loring, Boston

Astronomy

1833

Replica of Islamic Astrolabe

Astronomy

1066; 1876

Glass positive:- Halley's Comet, H. Knox-Shaw, Hel

Astronomy

1910