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Blueprint Relating to a Chronograph for the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, by Sir Howard Grubb, Dublin, c.1897

Inventory Number 11905


Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Radcliffe Observatory archive.
Primary inscriptions
Intrinsic title: 'Plan of Oxford Chronograph | Showing Supports'. Intrinsic ?stamped name: 'Sir Howard Grubb. F.R.S. | Astronomical Instrument Maker, | Dublin.'.
Physical material
Paper
Dimensions
Height: 287mm Width: 285mm
Inventory No
11905

Description

Blueprint plan showing the supports or mounting of a chronograph for the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, by Sir Howard Grubb (see 11904). Nearly square vertical format. Undated, but the chronograph blueprint 11904 is October 8, 1897. The three supports are blocked in red on the blueprint.