Refracting Telescope, English, c. 1720 | |
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Inventory Number: | 18872 |
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Place Created: | England United Kingdom Europe |
Accession Number: | 1925-43 |
Brief Description: | Oak refracting telescope with brass lens mounts and sliding dust excluders.Unsigned and undated; c.1720. Overall length 7' 9', cross section 3' x 3', aperture 11/4'. |
Provenance: | Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925. |
Collection Group: | Orrery Collection |
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