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Photograph of the instruments used by the British expedition when observing the 1919 total solar eclipse in Brazil.

Photograph of the instruments used by the British expedition when observing the 1919 total solar eclipse in Brazil.

1919

Heliostat by Jules Duboscq, 1850-1880

Heliostat by Jules Duboscq, 1850-1880

1850-1880

Heliostat by Spencer & Son

Heliostat by Spencer & Son

1860-1890

Heliostat, contrived by the late G. Johnstone Stoney

Heliostat, contrived by the late G. Johnstone Stoney

1895

Circular Glass Mirror, Silver and Platinised, by Leon Foucault, 1857-1868

Circular Glass Mirror, Silver and Platinised, by Leon Foucault, 1857-1868

1857-1868

Italian draw-tube refracting telescope, 1714-1722

Italian draw-tube refracting telescope, 1714-1722

1714-1722

Heliostat with spring driven clock drive for use with table top spectrometers  by Adam Hilger Ltd.

Heliostat with spring driven clock drive for use with table top spectrometers by Adam Hilger Ltd.

1919

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1850-70

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1850-70

1850-1870

Speculum Mirror, 1861

Speculum Mirror, 1861

1861

White enamel glass mirror and box, by William Herschel

White enamel glass mirror and box, by William Herschel

1780-1800

Primary metal speculum mirror with central hole

Primary metal speculum mirror with central hole

1840-1850

Catadioptric reflecting telescope

Catadioptric reflecting telescope

1960-1975

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1840-60

Speculum Metal Mirror, 1840-60

1840-1860

Model of Ayn Yantra at Jaipur Observatory, 1884-1886

Model of Ayn Yantra at Jaipur Observatory, 1884-1886

1884-1886

Photomultiplier tube

Photomultiplier tube

1967

Telescope Eyepiece from Great Rosse Telescope, 1845-1850

Telescope Eyepiece from Great Rosse Telescope, 1845-1850

1845-1850

Sample radio receiver for the James Clerk Maxwell sub-millimetre radio telescope, 1986

Sample radio receiver for the James Clerk Maxwell sub-millimetre radio telescope, 1986

1986

Drawing of Lord Rosse's machine

Drawing of Lord Rosse's machine

1915

Model of pointer to the North Pole (Druv Nal)

Model of pointer to the North Pole (Druv Nal)

1884-1886

Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by John Browning

Solar eyepiece (Herschel wedge) with two dark glass filters by John Browning

1860-1880

Glass disc for telescope mirror

Glass disc for telescope mirror

1840-1870

Mahogany chest of telescope eyepieces

Mahogany chest of telescope eyepieces

1850-1900

Grazing incidence spectrometer GIS

Grazing incidence spectrometer GIS

1993-1995

model of equatorially mounted circles (Chakra Yantra)

model of equatorially mounted circles (Chakra Yantra)

1884-1886

models of Celestial hemispheres (Kapali)

models of Celestial hemispheres (Kapali)

1884-1886

Circular glass mirror (80 mm)

Circular glass mirror (80 mm)

1960-1970

Model of Narivalaya at Jaipur Observatory, 1884-1886

Model of Narivalaya at Jaipur Observatory, 1884-1886

1884-1886

Cardboard draw tube telescope

Cardboard draw tube telescope

1751-1800

Optical parts of Lassell's telescope

Optical parts of Lassell's telescope

1840-1850

Circular quartz planar mirror (5-inch)

Circular quartz planar mirror (5-inch)

1960-1970

Eleven astronomical eyepieces and one terrestrial eyepiece

Eleven astronomical eyepieces and one terrestrial eyepiece

1860-1890

Glass wedge mirror aluminised on the hypotenuse surface

Glass wedge mirror aluminised on the hypotenuse surface

1960-1970

Silvered and platinized glass (Foucault)

Silvered and platinized glass (Foucault)

1857-1868

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

1986

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

1986

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

Sample panel and adjustor for the James Clerk Maxwell Sub-millimetre telescope, 1986

1986

Working Model of Radio Dish from One Mile Telescope,Cambridge

Working Model of Radio Dish from One Mile Telescope,Cambridge

1964

Small heliostat on mahogany base/stand with clockwork drive

Small heliostat on mahogany base/stand with clockwork drive

1875-1885

Circular glass mirror (4 1/2-inch)

Circular glass mirror (4 1/2-inch)

1934

Circular glass mirror (10 1/2-inch)

Circular glass mirror (10 1/2-inch)

1950

Silvered glass telescope mirror of diameter 9 1/2 in

Silvered glass telescope mirror of diameter 9 1/2 in

1880-1900

Primary speculum mirror of 13 1/4-inch diameter

Primary speculum mirror of 13 1/4-inch diameter

1840-1850

Speculum Mirror (dia. 5 3/4-inch) for Gregorian telescope in wooden box

Speculum Mirror (dia. 5 3/4-inch) for Gregorian telescope in wooden box

1750-1850

Circular glass mirror (5 1/2-inch)

Circular glass mirror (5 1/2-inch)

1930-1939

Patent model in brass of a pantoscope, invented by Charles Emmanuel of Paris, patented in America [Patent No. 45,954 January 17, 1865] and made by T. Auvray, Paris.

Patent model in brass of a pantoscope

1865

The first 48-inch speculum mirror cast with metal cover by Sir William Herschel in 1785 for his 'Forty Foot' telescope at Slough, England.

Original mirror for William Herschel's forty-foot telescope, 1785.

1785

Large reflecting telescope with accessories, built by Hammersley with 36 inch glass mirror made by Andrew Ainslie Common, Ealing London in 1888. Used at the Solar Physics Observatory, South Kensington, London from 1889 to 1913 then at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge from 1913 to 1950s.

Large reflecting telescope with accessories

1888-1889

Heliostat by Monckhoven

Heliostat by Monckhoven

1850-1875

models of altitude and azimuth instrument (Ram Yantra), scale 1:24 (two models each complementary to the other) in the Jaipur Observatory

Model of Ram Yantra at Jaipur Observatory, 1884-1886

1884-1886

Copy of Gravesande's first heliostat

Copy of Gravesande's first heliostat

1878