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Refracting telescope of 1 1/2-inch aperture and 36-inch focal length by John Smeaton on an adjustable equatorial mounting with a tripod stand. The telescope is fitted with an integral filar micrometer [RAS No.7] . Presented to Royal Astronomical Society in 1845 by Mrs Somerville to whom it was left by Mrs Dixon, Smeaton's daughter.

Refracting telescope of 1 1/2-inch aperture and 36-inch focal length

1770

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