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Refracting Telescope by James Wilson, London, c.1700
Inventory Number:	29920
Object Type:
Persons:	James Wilson
Date Created:
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	English 9-foot refractor telescope, undated, c. 1700. Wood, vellum, glass, brass. Object-glass signed, "Jac: Wilson Londini fecit"; undated. The trunnions are 90mm apart, and fit the supports on the associated tripod.
Primary Inscriptions:	Object-glass signed, "Jac: Wilson Londini fecit".
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 1830 mm
Narratives Orrery telescopes misidentified in print Refracting telescopes Inventory no. 29920 - Former Display Label Orrery Collection in print Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925

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Tripod
Inventory Number:	29920
Object Type:
Persons:	James Wilson
Date Created:
Place Created:	London England United Kingdom Europe
Accession Number:	1925-43
Brief Description:	Wooden tripod with copper alloy fittings and ball and socket joints. The spacing between the supports is 96mm.
Primary Inscriptions:
Provenance:	Lent by Christ Church, Oxford in 1925.
Collection Group:	Orrery Collection
Dimensions:	Height Width Depth Diameter Unit 1830 mm
Narratives Orrery telescopes misidentified in print Refracting telescopes Inventory no. 29920 - Former Display Label Orrery Collection in print Former Display Label - The Orrery Collection of Scientific Instruments Former Display Label - The Principal Makers of Instruments in the Orrery Collection Orrery Collection: 1731 Inventory Accession Record : Extract from Annual Report for 1925

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