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Astronomical Photographic Slide of Star Map Including Belelgeuse, English, c. 1880

Inventory Number 54981


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.54981

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Eric Gordon. Ink on edge: 'Revd. J.C. Taylor'.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated
Physical material
Wood
Paper
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 11mm Width: 179mm Depth: 103mm Weight: 105g
Inventory No
54981
Accession Number
1979-2

Description

Mahogany frame with photographic slide. In chest.

The slide shows the image of a star map around Orion.