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Graphic Telescope with Two Eyepieces, by Cornelius Varley, London, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 27599

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.27599

Item type
Object
Provenance
Lent by the Royal Microscopical Society in 1970. Presented to the Royal Microscopical Society by Charles Frederic Rousselet
Primary inscriptions
Engraved on main body tube: "Cornelius Varley's, Patent Graphic Telescope / 228 Tottenham Court Road, London"
Object type
Graphic telescope
Dimensions
Diameter: 57mm Weight: 896g
Inventory No
27599
Accession Number
1970-101

Description

Graphic Telescope, by Cornelius Varley. Main body tube with single draw tube. Silvered glass objective mirror; speculum eyepiece mirror broken; alternative eyepiece attachment. Socket for tripod stand; stand missing.

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