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Tellurometer for EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), 1957-1962
Surveying
1957-1962
Photograph of the emission nebula, Eta Carina (12 hour exposure)
Astronomy
1909
Photograph of the emission nebula, Eta Carina (1 hour exposure)
Astronomy
1909
Photograph of the emission nebula, Eta Carina (24 hour exposure)
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observa
Astronomy
1909
Transparency, 15"x12", Orion Constellation (from F
Astronomy
1931
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing a view of the emission nebula, Eta Carina. A 4 hour exposure taken with the Astrographic Telescope by Howard Grubb made for the 'Carte du Ciel' photographic sky survey.
Photograph of the emission nebula, Eta Carina (4 hour exposure)
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the building for the Victoria Telescope, a twin 24/18-inch astrographic telescope by Howard Grubb, Dublin and endowed by Frank McClean.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Boxing Mascot Tiny Mohammed' by Barney Desai. Taken March 1956 in Cape Town, South Africa. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989
Boxing Mascot Tiny Mohammed
Photographs
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing transit instrument pillars erected by the Rev. Fearson Fallows.
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observa
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing a 7-inch Heliometer with equatorial mounting by Messrs Repsold and Sons, Hamburg. Used widely by Sir David Gill to make stellar parallax measurements from 1887 onwards.
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observa
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the building and dome for the Carte du Ciel twin astrographic refractor by Howard Grubb, Dublin.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the Official Residences.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory a
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing the Cooke (?) transit circle being reversed on its trolly.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
Small waterproof packet of dressings and bandages for wounded during Boer War, belonged to Sir Alexander Ogston K.C.V.O., who served in war, made in South Africa, 1900
Small waterproof packet of dressings and bandages
Surgery
1899-1902
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Quiet Street', taken by Lionel Oostendorp in Windermere, Cape Town in January 1956. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989
Quiet Street
Photographs
1956-01
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled "Elijah 'Maestro' Mokone Feather and Lightweight Champ.", taken by Barney Desai. From the exhibition 'Drum', held at the Impressions Gallery, York between 10 December 1988 and 21 January 1989.
Elijah 'Maestro' Mokone Feather and Lightweight Champ.
Photographs
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the a spectrograph on the Victoria Telescope, a twin 24/18-inch astrographic telescope by Howard Grubb, Dublin and endowed by Frank McClean.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the Victoria Telescope, a twin 24/18-inch astrographic telescope by Howard Grubb, Dublin and endowed by Frank McClean.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken by the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing M. Lacailles' wall sundial in Cape Town.
One of nineteen photographs taken by the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing the reversible transit circle by Cooke
Photograph of reversible transit circle
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing the dome and building for the 7-inch Heliometer by Messrs Repsold and Sons, Hamburg. Used widely by Sir David Gill to make stellar parallax measurements from 1887 onwards.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, showing the building with a shutter roof for the reversible transit circle by Cooke?
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909
Photograph (glass positive) of part of the Heavens (surroundings of Naeta Argus 1892, March 3rd) taken at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope
Photograph (glass positive) of part of the Heavens
Astronomy
1892
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Hair-Straight Gentleman', taken by Barney Desai in 1955. From Impressions Galley exhibition 'Drum' 10th December 1988 - 21st January 1989
Hair-Straight Gentlemen
Photographs
Glass positive:- Franklin-Adams astro-camera, this shows the instrument with which the photographs were obtained for the Franklin-Adams chart, the lens was a Cooke Triplet of 10-in, aperture, and 45-in, focal length, a few of the 206 photographs obtained are also exhibited, each plate was 15 inches square, and the complete series affords a photographic representation of the whole sky, 15" x 15"
Glass positive:- Franklin-Adams astro-camera, this
Astronomy
1929
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the Carte du Ciel twin astrographic refractor by Howard Grubb, Dublin.
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Obs
Astronomy
1909