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Driving Clock for a Telescope, Designed by Warren De La Rue, English, c. 1857

Inventory Number 66748


Item type
Object
Provenance
Transferred from the University Observatory in 1934.
Physical material
Glass
Copper Alloy
String
Object type
Clock
Inventory No
66748
Accession Number
1934-9

Description

Copper alloy, weight-driven clockwork driving mechanism with fly-ball governor, for maintaining smooth, continuous movement of a telescope.