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Astronomical Photographic Slide of Jupiter by John Browning, London, English, c. 1870

Inventory Number 72063


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.72063

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Eric Gordon
Primary inscriptions
Printed paper label: JOHN BROWNING,/63, STRAND,/London.'
Physical material
Wood
Paper
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 11mm Width: 177mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 113g
Inventory No
72063
Accession Number
1979-2

Description

Mahogany frame with photographic slide. One of sixteen individual astronomical slides by Browning. In chest.

The slide shows an image of Jupiter and is titled, "Jupiter, 3 satellites, and their shadows on the disc".