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Box of 39 Astronomical Lantern Slides, Mostly from a Royal Astronomical Society Series, 1890s and 1900s

Inventory Number 28006


Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
.1: Box lid labelled '15' and 'Lot 231'; and inscribed in chalk 'Various astronomical modern' and '15 / 121-180' on the inside of the lid, the box is labelled 'No. 15' on the side.
Object type
Lantern slide
Inventory No
28006

Description

Dark blue leather covered wooden box. Contains 39 three-and-a-quarter-inch square lantern slides of astronomical subjects, both photographic and non-photographic, many in a numbered R.A.S. series with printed labels. Those from actual astronomical photographs bear dates from 1892 to 1901 and various observatories or photographers, including Wilson, Ritchey, Gill, Roberts, and Kearney. They include images of comets, galaxies and Jupiter.