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Gregorian Reflecting Telescope with Stand, English, c. 1710
Object is on display.
Inventory Number:	20020
Object Type:	Object
Place Created:	United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s):	Telescopes
Accession Number:	1925-43
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 515 270 23.2 mm
Narratives The oldest Gregorian telescope Inventory no. 20020 - Internal Exhibition Label Text 'English Telescopes' Inventory no. 20020 - Former Display Label Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Orrery Collection in print Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925 Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection

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