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Refracting Telescope, Italian, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 30568


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.30568

Subject
Telescopes
Item type
Object
Physical material
leather
Paper
Wood
Glass
gold
Object type
Telescope
Dimensions
Diameter: 85mm Height: 688mm Weight: 1357g
Inventory No
30568
Accession Number
1957-84/273

Description

Refracting telescope with 6 draw tubes, brown leather-covered body with decorative gold tooling, draw tubes covered with green paper, wooden ferrules, eyepiece, object glass mount, and screw-fit covers for the object glass and eye lens.